· 2018· Book chapter
A Black Byzantium
- 142citations
- 2018year
Short summary
This 1942 book provides the first detailed study of a Nigerian Muslim Emirate, comparing the Nupe kingdom's economic and political complexity to Byzantium.
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Key points
- The book is a detailed study of the Nupe people of Northern Nigeria.
- It compares the economic and political complexity of the Nupe kingdom to Byzantium.
- This was the first study of a Muslim Emirate in Nigeria.
- The work is considered an indispensable resource for understanding Nigerian Emirates.
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Abstract
Originally published in 1942 this now classic book is a study of the Nupe of Northern Nigeria. The economic and political complexity of their kingdom evoked comparisons with the civilization of Byzantium. The detailed description and analysis of their social life and political institutions was the first study of a Muslim Emirate in Nigeria and as such is still an indispensable work.
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