ABSTRACT

The City Is Our Farm examines cultural change in Africa from the vantage point of real human beings caught up in that change. By presenting vignettes from the daily lives of seven households, Professor Aronson presents what is the source of social-science theory: the experience of individuals. To readers who think of development in terms of GNP, political rhetoric, and vague abstractions, this book supplies a much-needed corrective.

part |2 pages

PART ONE BACKGROUNDS

chapter 1|8 pages

A Baseline: The Ijebu Kingdom

chapter 2|13 pages

Social Change: Colonial Institutions

chapter 3|11 pages

The Setting: Ijebus in Ibadan

part |2 pages

PART TWOSEVEN FAMILIES

chapter 4|19 pages

Struggling Together: The Odusanya Family

chapter 5|20 pages

Young Man on the Move: Tade Oyebanji

chapter 7|21 pages

Getting Up: The Wahabi Family

chapter 8|24 pages

Self-Reliance: Madam Bankole

chapter 10|22 pages

Elite Reserve: The Falujo Family

chapter 11|8 pages

Conclusion: The Meanings of Migration