Part PART ONE BACKGROUNDS -- chapter 1 A Baseline: The Ijebu Kingdom -- chapter 2 Social Change: Colonial Institutions -- chapter 3 The Setting: Ijebus in Ibadan -- part PART TWOSEVEN FAMILIES -- chapter 4 Struggling Together: The Odusanya Family -- chapter 5 Young Man on the Move: Tade Oyebanji -- chapter 6 The Perils of Urban Life: The Onadele Family -- chapter 7 Getting Up: The Wahabi Family -- chapter 8 Self-Reliance: Madam Bankole -- chapter 9 The Strains of Success: Chief Ogunkoya's Family -- chapter 10 Elite Reserve: The Falujo Family -- chapter 11 Conclusion: The Meanings of Migration
Summary
"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."--Provided by publisher
