Sources and Methods in African History: Spoken Written Unearthed

Sources and methods have been an ongoing concern in African history since the early years of its development as a viable field of academic specialization. African scholars working at universities before and during the 1950s were aware of the strong traditions of oral historical consciousness developed in African societies over the course of centuries, but were constrained by the prevailing doubt and skepticism towards their use in historical research. Consequently, pioneer publications such as K. O. Dike’sTrade and Politics in the Niger Deltaand S. O. Biobaku’sThe Egba and Their Neighbourswrung as much information as possible from...

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