JAMES H. VAUGHAN is Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at Indiana University. He has conducted extensive field research in the Madagali District of Nigeria. ANTHONY H. M. KIRK-GREENE was Special Lecturer in the Modern History of Africa at the University of Oxford from 1967 until his retirement in 1992. He was previously Professor of Government at Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria, and from 1950 to 1960 served as District Officer in Nigeria, where he discovered the English text of Hamman Yaji's diary.

"The Diary: The Epic of Everyday Life is a comprehensive collection that takes on the task of charting diary studies historically and theoretically, discussing the function of diaries in different societies from a global perspective throughout time. . . . Proposing new readings and pointing to new possibilities of addressing this complex and shifting genre, the collection is extremely relevant for both experienced scholars in the field of diary studies, and students interested in the area."—Marília Dantas Tenório Leite, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Brazil, Ilha do Desterro

• Foreword Paul E. LovejoyAcknowledgmentsPreface James H. Vaughan1. The Context James H. VaughanIntroductionThe People of MadagaliThe MontagnardsThe FulbeEuropeans, Fulbe, and MontagnardsHamman YajiConclusion2. The View from Yola: 1927 Anthony H.M. Kirk-GreeneAnxiety: The Gathering CloudsThe Storm BreaksTime for ActionThe ArrestThe ExileThe Aftermath3. The History of the Diary Anthony H.M. Kirk-Greene4. Captain L N. Reed's Introduction [1927]5. The Diary of Hamman Yaji, Ex-District Head of Madagali

JAMES H. VAUGHAN is Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at Indiana University. He has conducted extensive field research in the Madagali District of Nigeria. ANTHONY H. M. KIRK-GREENE was Special Lecturer in the Modern History of Africa at the University of Oxford from 1967 until his retirement in 1992. He was previously Professor of Government at Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria, and from 1950 to 1960 served as District Officer in Nigeria, where he discovered the English text of Hamman Yaji's diary.

"The Diary: The Epic of Everyday Life is a comprehensive collection that takes on the task of charting diary studies historically and theoretically, discussing the function of diaries in different societies from a global perspective throughout time. . . . Proposing new readings and pointing to new possibilities of addressing this complex and shifting genre, the collection is extremely relevant for both experienced scholars in the field of diary studies, and students interested in the area."—Marília Dantas Tenório Leite, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Brazil, Ilha do Desterro

• Foreword Paul E. LovejoyAcknowledgmentsPreface James H. Vaughan1. The Context James H. VaughanIntroductionThe People of MadagaliThe MontagnardsThe FulbeEuropeans, Fulbe, and MontagnardsHamman YajiConclusion2. The View from Yola: 1927 Anthony H.M. Kirk-GreeneAnxiety: The Gathering CloudsThe Storm BreaksTime for ActionThe ArrestThe ExileThe Aftermath3. The History of the Diary Anthony H.M. Kirk-Greene4. Captain L N. Reed's Introduction [1927]5. The Diary of Hamman Yaji, Ex-District Head of Madagali