, Oxford University Press, 1966 Hardcover, 638 pages, ENG, dustjacket, 220 x 155 mm, reasonable condition, illustr. in b/w.
Based upon research into local traditions, primary sources and secondary publications in a number of languages, this is a detailed history of the Muslim Emirates of Northern Nigeria over the last 500 years, up to Nigeria's independence in 1960. It is supplemented by recent case histories.