The Aro Confederacy

This work reexamines the enduring Aro question in relation to the complex process of state formation, chronological timelines, and historiography. While correlating the evolution of the Aro confederacy to state formation models in Africa, this study interrogates the Hamitic hypothesis and autochthonous assumptions. Also, this study has uniquely and creatively established relatively firm chronology for the Aro using genealogies collected by the British. Accordingly, core dating...
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This work reexamines the enduring Aro question in relation to the complex process of state formation, chronological timelines, and historiography. While correlating the evolution of the Aro confederacy to state formation models in Africa, this study interrogates the Hamitic hypothesis and autochthonous assumptions. Also, this study has uniquely and creatively established relatively firm chronology for the Aro using genealogies collected by the British. Accordingly, core dating structure for the Aro have been worked out, which integrates them within reliable historical perspective and regional chronological structure. It further interrogates the gaping imbalance between the paucity of field research and the profusion of literature and distorted historical writings on the Aro. This book is an invaluable resource for students and researchers on all aspects of Aro studies.