Political organization in Nigeria since the late Stone Age : a history of the Igbo people
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Political organization in Nigeria since the late Stone Age : a history of the Igbo people
Palgrave Macmillan, 2013, c2011
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"First Palgrave Macmillan paperback edition: August 2013"--T.p. verso
"First published in hardcover in 2011 by Palgrave Macmillan"--T.p. verso
Summary: "Although the Igbo constitute one of the largest ethnic nationalities of Nigeria and the West African sub-region, little is know about their political history before the Trans-Atlantic slave trade. This book is then a pioneer study of the broad changes Igbo political systems have undergone since the prehistoric period"-- Provided by publisher
Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-240) and index
Contents of Works
- Igboland before and during the Iron Age : from stateless societies to mini states
- The Igbo and their neighbors before the fifteenth century
- The Igbo and the Benin, Igala, and Ijo mega states during the trans-Atlantic slave trade
- The Aro trade network : changes in Igbo society during the eighteenth-nineteenth centuries
- Abolition of the slave trade and the geneses of legitimate commerce, Christianity, and the new imperialism
- Developments in Igboland from the 1890s to the 1970s
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Description
Although the Igbo constitute one of the largest ethnic nationalities of Nigeria and the West African sub-region, little is known about their political history before the Trans-Atlantic slave trade. This book is a pioneer study of the broad changes Igbo political systems have undergone since the prehistoric period.
Table of Contents
Introduction Igboland Before and During the Iron Age: From Stateless Societies to Mini States The Igbo and their Neighbors Before the 15th Century The Igbo and the Benin, Igala and Eastern Ijo Mega States during Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade The Aro Trade Network: Changes in Igbo Society from the 18th -19th Centuries Abolition of the Slave Trade and the Genesis of Legitimate Commerce, Christianity and the New Imperialism Developments in Igboland from the 1890s 1970s Conclusion
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