Politics and Society in Nigeria's Middle Belt: Borgu and the Emergence of a Political Identity

The European partition of Africa at the end of the nineteenth century produced enduring geo-political changes, with various ethnic groups permanently separated into different political formations. Borgu was just one of the affected areas, dived by the French and British in 1894 and 1898. Now independent after years of British rule, the Nigerian Borgu is here examined in thorough detail, from earliest times to now. The book focuses on the new emergence of a political identity in the Borgu, as well as its dynasties, economic growth and relations with the Yoruba.Julius Adekunle is the author of 'Politics and Society in Nigeria's Middle Belt: Borgu and the Emergence of a Political Identity', published 2005 under ISBN 9781592210954 and ISBN 1592210953.