Title:	Identity, Neighbourhood Cultures and the Re-definition of Social Values in Colonial Lagos
Authors:	Muritala, Monsuru Olalekan
Citation:	West Bohemian Historical Review. 2019, no. 1, p. 21-40.
Issue Date:	2019
Publisher:	Západočeská univerzita v Plzni
Document type:	článek article
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/11025/35671
ISSN:	1804-5480
Keywords:	identita;sousedské kultury;sociální hodnoty;koloniální Lagos
Keywords in different language:	neighbourhood cultures;social values;colonial Lagos;identity
Abstract in different language:	Colonial Lagos has enjoyed enormous scholarly historical interrogations and interpretations. The existing body of knowledge cut across social, political and economic history. Despite this however, there is a huge gap to be filled in the cultural and social history of Lagos. Thus, this paper examined identity neighbourhood cultures and the re-definition of social values in colonial Lagos. I argue in this paper that British socioeconomic policies and political manipulations impacted greatly on the sub-structure and super-structure of the society. Besides, the heterogeneous society of Lagos experienced identity formations and dilution in cultures, which fostered re-definition of social values. The paper concludes that colonialism re-defined neighbourhood cultures by introducing new urban life and culture as well as provided the platform for the growth in crime, begging culture, destitution, prostitution and juvenile delinquency.
Rights:	© Západočeská univerzita v Plzni
Appears in Collections:	Číslo 1 (2019) Číslo 1 (2019)

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