The history of bida emirate in the 20th century : a study in colonialism and the transformation of social classes 1900-1960

Tnis thesis is concerned with the impact of
colonialism on social classés in the · Bids. Emirate. Itwith the · relevance of colonial ism for the
emergence of new clas$ phenomenon between 1900 and 1960.To comprehend the na.ture of transformation these
classes went through under colonial rule, we. have had to understand their nature, at least by the eve of the
conquest. This has also been found necessary in view of the fact ths.t the existence of classes in precolonial
African societies is being denied in schools of African studies. In others, the concept of class is generally not seen as one that is capable of theoretical explanation, nor as an abject of historical analysis. Thus, apart from att.empting to justify. by empirical means thé existence of classes as a feature of the precolonial