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A History of the Yoruba People

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  1. ISBN-10
    2359260057
  2. ISBN-13
    978-2359260052
  3. Edition
    Illustrated
  4. Publisher
    Amalion Publishing
  5. Publication date
    1 Jan. 2010
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    16 x 4.2 x 24 cm
  8. Print length
    512 pages
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"Professor S. A. Akintoye links the Yoruba past with the present, broadening and transcending Samuel Johnson in scope and time, and reviving both the passion and agenda that are over a century old, to reveal the long history and definable identity of a people and an ethnicity, one of the most important in Africa and the African Diaspora. Here is an accessible book, with the promise of being ageless, written by the only person who has sustained an academic interest in this subject for nearly half a century, providing the treasures of accumulated knowledge, robust encounters with received wisdom, and mature judgement about the future." Toyin Falola, The Frances Higginbotham Nalle Professor in History, University of Texas at Austin.

"A wondrous achievement, a profound pioneering breakthrough, a reminder to New World historians of what 'proper history' is all about – a recount which draws the full landed and spiritual portrait of a people from its roots up – A History of the Yoruba People is yet another superlative work of brilliant chronicling and persuasive interpretation by an outstanding scholar and historiographer of Africa." - Professor Michael Vickers, author of Ethnicity and Sub-Nationalism in Nigeria: Movement for a Mid-West State (Oxford, 2000) and Phantom Trail: Discovering Ancient America (New York, 2005).

“[T]he book offers not only an interesting and engaging reflection on Yoruba history, but also a fascinating text on what it means to be Yoruba today." - Insa Nolte, Senior Lecturer in African Studies, University of Birmingham, UK.

“This book is more than a 21st century attempt to (re)present a comprehensive history of the Yoruba ... shifting the focus to a broader and more eclectic account. It is a far more nuanced, evidentially-sensitive, systematic account.” – Wale Adebanwi, Assistant Professor, African American and African Studies, University of California, Davis, USA.

About the Author

Professor S. Adebanji Akintoye has been in the front line of African and Yoruba history studies for four decades. After being awarded a PhD. in History from the University of Ibadan in 1966, he joined the History Department at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ife, Nigeria, where he became a professor and Director of the Institute of African Studies. He has also taught African History in universities in the United States. Akintoye has written three books, chapters in many joint books, and several articles in scholarly journals. He took a leading part for some time in the politics of Nigeria, and served on the Nigerian Senate from 1979–1983. He currently lives in the United States.

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Product Information

Publisher Amalion Publishing
Publication date 1 Jan. 2010
Edition Illustrated
Language ‎English
Print length 512 pages
ISBN-10 2359260057
ISBN-13 978-2359260052
Item weight ‎943 g
Dimensions 16 x 4.2 x 24 cm
Best Sellers Rank
Customer Reviews 4.8 out of 5 stars 85Reviews

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  • Akin kongi
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    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 November 2025
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    Great read and well worth it, highly recomended.

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  • Omotunde Ogunmoroti
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    The Yorubas’ beginning.

    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 September 2018
    Format: Hardcover

    I bought this product to get a better understanding of the Yoruba race. And so far I am not disappointed. T is correcting the erroneous perception I initially had about the origin of the yorubas.

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  • Sam
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    The make-up of the Yoruba nation

    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 September 2020
    Format: Hardcover

    Offers a good insight into the constitution of the Yoruba nation

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  • robertajani@hotmail.com
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    Five Stars

    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 November 2017
    Format: Hardcover

    I love it

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  • M.M.A
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    Amazing! Very extensively researched and soundly written

    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 October 2015
    Format: Hardcover

    Amazing!

    Very extensively researched and soundly written.

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  • Amazon Customer
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    Excellent History

    Reviewed in the United States on 15 June 2017
    Format: Hardcover

    Very very very good book

    Dr. Akintoye tells the truth the real history of the

    Yorubas something I was not taught in school

    I was told lies and fake history Dr. Akintoye

    Has opened my eyes

    Excellent book for anyone who wants to know real West African History.

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  • Stephen
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    It's a nice read

    Reviewed in France on 23 July 2025
    Format: Paperback

    I had a great experience

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  • Damian Michael
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    Captivating and very insightful

    Reviewed in the United States on 20 December 2018
    Format: Hardcover

    This book paints a vivid picture of what life was in the early Yoruba kingdoms and cities, it reads very fast and places a lot of emphasis on the traditions of the time and leaving the reader to judge. For all historians of African cultures and tradition, I highly recommend this book.

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  • Prince
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    . This is the book that opened my eyes to know

    Reviewed in the United States on 28 September 2020
    Format: Hardcover

    I got this book at the right time when there is loud agitation everywhere both at home, Nigeria, and by the diasporas all over the world for Yoruba country. From the little I have read in this excellent book, it is vibrantly written by a reputable and a true son of the Yoruba Nation. I wish I can see all the names of cities, towns, and the villages that make up the Yoruba Nation. I recommend this book for any serious person, people, or group of people clamoring to know who the Yorubas are.

    Prince Isaac Odunayo Ajayi

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  • LeLe
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    Great book

    Reviewed in the United States on 14 October 2023
    Format: Paperback

    Great book so far .. haven't finished t

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