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- The Yoruba from Prehistory to the Present
- The Yoruba from Prehistory to the Present
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Geography and Society
- Part I Long Historical Formations
- Part II Yoruba Polities and Entry into the Atlantic World
- 5 The Seventeenth Century: The Age of Empire Building
- 6 The Eighteenth Century
- Part III The Nineteenth Century: Wars and Transformations
- Part IV Economic, Social, and Cultural Practices over Time
- Part V Colonial Yoruba
- Part VI Postcolonial Yoruba
- Notes
- References
- Index
6 - The Eighteenth Century
from Part II - Yoruba Polities and Entry into the Atlantic World
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 July 2019
- The Yoruba from Prehistory to the Present
- The Yoruba from Prehistory to the Present
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Geography and Society
- Part I Long Historical Formations
- Part II Yoruba Polities and Entry into the Atlantic World
- 5 The Seventeenth Century: The Age of Empire Building
- 6 The Eighteenth Century
- Part III The Nineteenth Century: Wars and Transformations
- Part IV Economic, Social, and Cultural Practices over Time
- Part V Colonial Yoruba
- Part VI Postcolonial Yoruba
- Notes
- References
- Index
Summary
The Atlantic trade in the Bight of Benin replaced the trans-Saharan trade toward the end of the fifteenth century, becoming the focus of long-distance trade systems.
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- The Yoruba from Prehistory to the Present , pp. 141 - 158Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019