LEADER 03798nam 2200685Ia 450 001 9910154727003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-88920-491-8 010 $a0-88920-053-X 010 $a0-88920-885-9 024 7 $a10.51644/9780889208858 035 $a(CKB)2560000000050374 035 $a(OCoLC)144145412 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10139818 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000457438 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11924191 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000457438 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10415293 035 $a(PQKB)10588128 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3246417 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3050309 035 $a(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/486nbn 035 $a(schport)gibson_crkn/2009-12-01/2/402652 035 $a(PPN)238416763 035 $a(DE-B1597)667300 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780889208858 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000050374 100 $a20780531d1977 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe rise and fall of an African utopia $ea wealthy theocracy in comparative perspective /$fStanley R. Barrett 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aWaterloo, Ont. $cWilfrid Laurier University Press$dc1977 215 $a1 online resource (270 p.) 225 1 $aDevelopment perspectives ;$v1 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-88920-054-8 311 $a0-89920-053-2 320 $aIncludes bibliography and index. 327 $tFront Matter -- $tTable Of Contents -- $tList of Tables and Charts -- $tList of Maps and Photographs -- $tPreface -- $tGlossary of Yoruba and Arabic Words -- $tIntroduction -- $tEarly Development -- $tHistory and Economy -- $tReligion in Olowo -- $tReligion in Talika -- $tThe Communal System -- $tPolitical Organization -- $tDiscussion -- $tRecent Decline -- $tPrivate Enterprise -- $tConsequences for Innovation -- $tOlowo: A Model for Other Villages? -- $tDiscussion -- $tDevelopment And Decline In Comparative Perspective -- $tDevelopment -- $tDecline -- $tAppendices -- $tAppendix A -- $tAppendix B -- $tBibliography -- $tIndex 330 $aIn 1947 a group of Yoruba-speaking fishermen who had been persecuted because of their religious beliefs founded their own community in order to worship in peace. Although located in an impoverished part of Nigeria, within a few years the village enjoyed remarkable economic success. This was partly because the fishermen held all goods in common, pooled the profits in the community treasury, and attempted to reduce the importance of the family and marriage. After about a generation the utopia began to fall apart. The early religious zeal faded, private enterprise replaced communalism, and the family became strong once more. In an attempt to explain the initial success and eventual decline of the utopia, the author compares it with neighbouring villages that embraced similar religious beliefs but did not enjoy the same economic success. He sets the problem firmly in a broad comparative framework and draws the implications for theories of development, especially Weber?s Protestant ethic thesis. 410 0$aDevelopment perspectives ;$v1. 606 $aYoruba (African people)$xPolitics and government 606 $aYoruba (African people)$xReligion 606 $aCollective settlements$zNigeria 615 0$aYoruba (African people)$xPolitics and government. 615 0$aYoruba (African people)$xReligion. 615 0$aCollective settlements 676 $a301.29/669 700 $aBarrett$b Stanley R$01635468 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910154727003321 996 $aThe rise and fall of an African utopia$94196661 997 $aUNINA