[African use of African resources
Subtitle: nine papers
By: presented at a symposium held at the Centre of West African Studies, University of Birmingham].
Publisher: Birmingham University, Centre of West African Studies
Published: 1977
Place of publication: [Birmingham, Eng
Language: eng
Number of pages: 76
Subjects: Africa -- Congresses.
Notes: Includes bibliographies.
Table of contents: title: The historical uShaka versus Mofolo's Tjhaka.; title: Innes, G. Affective formulae in Mandinka historical narrative.; title: Fortune, G. Frames for comparison and contrast in Shona poetry.; title: Werbner, R. P. Centre and periphery.; title: Fuglestad, F. Some speculations on the problem of state-formation and related problems in the history of West Africa.; title: Law, R. Slaves, trade, and taxes.; title: Morton-Williams, P. Ritual control of faction and rivalry in some Yoruba kingdoms in south-western Nigeria.; title: Mahoney, N. The transformation of the Birwa polity and the impact of colonial rule.; title: Dorward, D. C. Eggon polity.