Obafemi Awolowo and the Making of Remo: The Local Politics of a Nigerian Nationalist
Insa Nolte
Abstract
This book examines the evolution of a distinctive Yoruba community, Remo, and the central role played in this process by the Remo-born nationalist and Yoruba leader Obafemi Awolowo (1909–87). Since the nineteenth century, popular participation has played an important role in challenging or confirming local hierarchies in Remo. This historical dynamic had a significant impact on Awolowo's vision both for Yoruba and Nigerian politics. When Awolowo moved into national politics in the 1950s, his career at the national level also gave him the opportunity to shape Remo's political identity. He was b ... More
Keywords: Yoruba, Remo, Obafemi Awolowo, Nigeria, Nigerian politics, national politics, political identity
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2009 | Print ISBN-13: 9780748638956 |
| Published to Edinburgh Scholarship Online: March 2012 | DOI:10.3366/edinburgh/9780748638956.001.0001 |
