A rich and accessible account of Yoruba history, society and culture from the pre-colonial period to the present.

A History of the Yoruba People is an audacious comprehensive exploration of the founding and growth of one of the most influential groups in Africa. In this com

The Yoruba: A New History is the first transdisciplinary study of the two-thousand-year journey of the Yoruba people, from their origins in a small corner of th

"Informed by the latest scholarship yet written for the general reader, this has been the first comprehensive study to present the arts of Africa in art histori

"This volume covers the period from the end of the Neolithic era to the beginning of the seventh century of our era. This lengthy period includes the civilizati