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"It appears that a
 
"It appears that a
 
good number of the societies represented in authoritative books about
 
good number of the societies represented in authoritative books about
Africa-and, for that matter, in Murdock's Human Relations Area Files-are
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Africa...are
 
at least in part the products of colonialism, which had to create its objects
 
at least in part the products of colonialism, which had to create its objects
 
in order to control its subjects.'"
 
in order to control its subjects.'"

Revision as of 13:59, 25 September 2007

Colonial formation of local ethnicity: the case of the Yoruba


Waterman:

"It appears that a good number of the societies represented in authoritative books about Africa...are at least in part the products of colonialism, which had to create its objects in order to control its subjects.'"