Format:
xxxii, 226 Seiten
,
Illustrationen
,
24 cm
ISBN:
9781793623904
Content:
"This book studies the Mbano colonial experience in Southeastern Nigeria and the ways African people invoked their pre-colonial socio-cultural, political, and economic values in their reactions to colonization. The author analyzes intersections of foreign and indigenous ideas of community, culture, and gender in the Mbano colonial identity"--
Note:
British conquest and consolidation of colonial rule in Mbano, 1906-1915 -- "I had put my hand between their legs" : Mbano women and anti-colonial rebellion, 1929-1930 -- Contesting boundaries : traditions, colonial justice systems, and native court conundrum in colonial Mbano -- "Sir, is this how to rule a town?" : the struggle for inclusion in colonial administration -- The politics of colonial economy : taxation, palm produce, and craft industry -- Deities, the 'holy rollers,' and indigenous religious identities -- Education and social transformation -- The state and the society : community development and Osu Progressive Union
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe ISBN 9781793623911
Language:
English
Subjects:
History
,
Ethnology
Keywords:
Großbritannien
;
Kolonialismus
;
Nigeria
;
Imo
;
Widerstand
;
Geschichte 1906-1960
