Visionaries of a ‘New Order’: Young Elites in Politics of Colonial Western Nigeria
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Date
2004
Authors
Adeboye, O.
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AAU: African Studies Review
Abstract
The imposition of colonial rule saw the ‘pacification’ of the traditional ruling elite, who had
vehemently resisted foreign onslaught on their territories. However, within the context of the
new colonial state, this traditional elite was gradually pushed aside while a younger group of
individuals took the centre stage to articulate and negotiate the future of the Nigerian state along
modern, Western lines. The activities of these successive groups of young elites were varied as
they had political, social, cultural, and economic overtones. Moreover, they were organized I
different groups and associations, and their operations, which were executed at different levels,
spanned the colonial period and beyond.
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Scholarly article
Keywords
Colonial rule , Traditional ruling elite , Young elites , Nigerian State , Research Subject Categories::HUMANITIES and RELIGION::History and philosophy subjects
Citation
Adeboye, O.A. “Visionaries of a ‘New Order’: Young Elites in Politics of Colonial Western Nigeria”, AAU: African Studies Review, 3, (2004), 109-141