If you liked Encyclopedia of the Yoruba by Toyin Falola, start with Power of Gender, the Gender of Power (2013), Decolonizing African Knowledge (2025), and Igbo in the Atlantic World (2016). These recommendations are drawn from the same author, shared genres, and reader overlap on BookOrb.

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  1. 1 Power of Gender, the Gender of Power 2013 · 802 pages · Toyin Falola, Bridget Teboh · Same author
  2. 2 Decolonizing African Knowledge 2025 · Toyin Falola · Same author
  3. 3 Igbo in the Atlantic World 2016 · 370 pages · Toyin Falola, Raphael Chijioke Njoku · Same author
  4. 4 Nigeria and the Politics of Everybody 2023 · 752 pages · Toyin Falola · Same author
  5. 5 Warfare, Ethnicity and National Identity in Nigeria 2013 · 356 pages · Toyin Falola, Roy Doron, Okpeh Ochayi Okpeh · Same author
  6. 6 The human cost of African migrations 2007 · 424 pages · Toyin Falola, Niyi Afolabi · Same author
  7. 7 Yoruba Fiction, Orature, and Culture 2011 · 440 pages · Toyin Falola, Adebayo Oyebade, Oyekan Owomoyela · Same author
  8. 8 The Writer as Myth Maker 2004 · 682 pages · Toyin Falola · Same author
  9. 9 Culture and customs of Nigeria 2001 · 202 pages · Toyin Falola · Same author
  10. 10 Facts, fiction, and African creative imaginations 2013 · 348 pages · Toyin Falola, Fallou Ngom · Same author
  11. 11 The Palgrave Handbook of Islam in Africa 2020 · 1,251 pages · Fallou Ngom, Mustapha H. Kurfi, Toyin Falola · Same author
  12. 12 Africa in Global History 2021 · 450 pages · Toyin Falola · Same author

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What should I read after Encyclopedia of the Yoruba?

BookOrb recommends Power of Gender, the Gender of Power (2013), Decolonizing African Knowledge (2025), Igbo in the Atlantic World (2016), Nigeria and the Politics of Everybody (2023), and Warfare, Ethnicity and National Identity in Nigeria (2013).

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Who wrote Encyclopedia of the Yoruba?

Encyclopedia of the Yoruba is by Toyin Falola.