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The migration and expansion of the Tiv
Africa • 24 (1) • Published In 1954 • Pages: 2-16
By: Bohannan, Paul.
Abstract
The article is a description and analysis of the Tiv migratory movements. The two types of migration, centrifugal expansion and disjunction, are described in relation to their social and economic background, direction, rate of advance, and future trends. For a more detailed study of Tiv settlement patterns and migration, see 18: Bohannan, 'Tiv Farm and Settlement.'
- HRAF PubDate
- 1998
- Region
- Africa
- Sub Region
- Western Africa
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Robert Lee ; 1958
- Field Date
- 1949-1953
- Coverage Date
- not specified
- Coverage Place
- Benue State, Nigeria
- Notes
- Paul Bohannan
- LCCN
- 29010790
- LCSH
- Tiv (African people)