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Some problems of tenancy in Yoruba land tenure
African studies • 12 • Published In 1955 • Pages: 93-103
By: Lloyd, Peter Cutt.
Abstract
This article presents a discussion of traditional patterns of Yoruba land tenure and the related social and political obligations. The changes in the tenancy obligations which followed increased immigration and the introduction of cocoa as a commercial crop are related to the consequent decrease of unoccupied land available for expansion. Incidental to the discussion is considerable information on the agricultural economy, the kinship and political organization, and the status of immigrants in established communities. The author, at the time of publication, was Research Fellow in Anthropology in the West African Institute of Social and Economic Research of the University College of Ibadan, southern Nigeria.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2009
- Region
- Africa
- Sub Region
- Western Africa
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Social Anthropologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- George R. Bedell ; 1959
- Field Date
- ca. 1952
- Coverage Date
- 1950-1955
- Coverage Place
- Nigeria
- Notes
- Peter C. Lloyd
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCN
- 45015602
- LCSH
- Yoruba (African people)