book chapter

Native administration in Nigeria

Oxford University PressLondonPublished In 1937 • Pages:

By: Perham, Margery Freda.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Only those sections treating specifically the Yoruba provinces have been included. The author discusses the history and development of the various divisions of Nigeria under British colonial administration, treating various problems encountered. Among these are slavery, extension of authority, economics, taxation systems, land tenure, and relations between the Yoruba and other peoples. Various functions of the government are discussed, and although none are treated intensively, the work presents a fair over-all view of governmental problems and the attempts at solution by the British.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Form and rules of government
Chief executive
External relations
Slavery
Deliberative councils
Taxation and public income
Judicial authority
Territorial hierarchy
Ethos
Trial procedure
Spirits and gods
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Yoruba
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2009
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Africa
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Western Africa
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
book chapter
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Political Scientist
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
George R. Bedell ; 1959
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
ca. 1936
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1700-1937
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Nigeria
NotesAdditional notes
Margery Perham
Only pages 9-20, 160-200, dealing with the Yoruba are included
Includes bibliographical references
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
37039064
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Yoruba (African people)