The Trading States of the Oil Rivers

Preface - New Introduction by John C. McCall - I ORAL TRADITIONS & HISTORY Ethnographic background - Traditions & records II POLITICAL & ECONOMIC ORGANIZATION OF THE OIL RIVERS IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY Kinship & social status - The Eastern Delta State at the beginning of the nineteenth century - European influences during the nineteenth century - The trading system of the Eastern Delta States III POLITICAL HISTORY OF BONNY & KALABARI The history of Bonny - The history of Kalabari IV POLITICAL DYNAMICS The structure & development cycle of the canoe house VI THE DEVELOPMENT & DECLINE OF THE MONARCHY XII STRUCTURAL CHANGE