Full Description
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.
Contents
Introduction, PART ONE. BACKGROUNDS, 1. A Baseline: The Ijebu Kingdom, 2. Social Change: Institutions and Migration, 3. The Setting: Ijebus in Ibadan, PART TWO. SEVEN FAMILIES, 4. Struggling Together: The Odusanya Family, 5. Young Man on the Move: Tade Oyebanji, 6. The Perils of Urban Life: The Onadele Family, 7. Getting Up: The Wahabi Family, 8. Self-Reliance: Madam Bankole, 9. The Strains of Success: Chief Ogunkoya's Family, 10. Elite Reserve: The Falujo Family, 11. Conclusion: The Meanings of Migration, Epilogue: December, 1972, References Cited
