The article, surveying social, political and economic conditions in pre-colonial Africa argues that contemporary gender relations in Africa is not a true reflection of women's exercise of power and influence on the continent in the past. Today the marginalized status of women gives the impression that African women have always been oppressed by their male counterparts. The article also argues that where women have exercised a degree of independence in the past, males have responded to such independence in different ways and manners, ranging from acceptance to accusing women of practicing witchcraft. The article furthermore points to evidence from pre-colonial African societies that does not support the assumption that the myth of matriarchy indicated failure of women in the past. Rather it emphasizes the significant roles they played. Frequently, the pantheons are mixed and the task of research involves analyzing the power structure among the deities. By this technique the researcher may penetrate an era before either Islam or Christianity as organised religions appeared on the continent to foster patriarchal domination in many societies. Lagos Historical Review , vol. 5 (2005), 49-74
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Although Islam is not indigenous to Hausaland it has, along with the Hausa language, become the most distinguishing feature of Hausa culture. The article interrogates the historical processes that led to the Islamisation of Hausa culture. Lagos Historical Review , vol. 5 (2005), 99-110
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{"title":"Salami Agbaje: The Life and Times of an Indigenous Entrepreneur in Colonial Nigeria","authors":"O. Adeboye","doi":"10.4314/LHR.V1I1.32532","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/LHR.V1I1.32532","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":339050,"journal":{"name":"Lagos Historical Review","volume":"67 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-08-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132859879","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The Christian religion performs many social functions and has a significant influence in America despite the constitutional separation of church and state. Since the mid-nineteenth century, American missionaries have advanced the objectives of American foreign policy by preparing the people and governments in foreign territories for formal diplomatic intercourse with the American government. Apart from their original missionary activities, the Christian organisations sent their personnel to Africa, Asia, Central America and the South Pacific where they indirectly promoted American interests through the provision of philanthropic, humanitarian, and social services. They spread American values, culture, and institutions to these areas. The paper explores the extent to which such missionary endeavours helped to promote the objectives of American foreign policy. Lagos Historical Review , vol. 5 (2005), 131-145
{"title":"Missionary Diplomacy and Benevolence in American Foreign Policy: A Historical Perspective","authors":"A. Lawal","doi":"10.4314/LHR.V5I1.32528","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/LHR.V5I1.32528","url":null,"abstract":"The Christian religion performs many social functions and has a significant influence in America despite the constitutional separation of church and state. Since the mid-nineteenth century, American missionaries have advanced the objectives of American foreign policy by preparing the people and governments in foreign territories for formal diplomatic intercourse with the American government. Apart from their original missionary activities, the Christian organisations sent their personnel to Africa, Asia, Central America and the South Pacific where they indirectly promoted American interests through the provision of philanthropic, humanitarian, and social services. They spread American values, culture, and institutions to these areas. The paper explores the extent to which such missionary endeavours helped to promote the objectives of American foreign policy. Lagos Historical Review , vol. 5 (2005), 131-145","PeriodicalId":339050,"journal":{"name":"Lagos Historical Review","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-08-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124007211","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Implementation of Ecowas Treaty and Protocols: The Role of Workers and Civil Society in the Context of a Comparison with the History of the European Union","authors":"A. Asiwaju","doi":"10.4314/LHR.V1I1.32534","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/LHR.V1I1.32534","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":339050,"journal":{"name":"Lagos Historical Review","volume":"60 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-08-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117045663","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Migrants and the Socio-Economic Development of Lagos From the Earliest Times to 1880","authors":"Kehinde Faluyi","doi":"10.4314/LHR.V1I1.32536","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/LHR.V1I1.32536","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":339050,"journal":{"name":"Lagos Historical Review","volume":"204 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-08-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116141954","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Book Review: Review Essay on the Book War and Peace in Yorubaland 1793-1893 Edited By Adeagbo Akinjogbin Heinemann Educational Books (Nig.) Plc Ibadan, 1998, 525 Ppword,","authors":"A. Osuntokun","doi":"10.4314/LHR.V1I1.32544","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/LHR.V1I1.32544","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":339050,"journal":{"name":"Lagos Historical Review","volume":"30 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-08-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126265016","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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