The female king of colonial Nigeria : Ahebi Ugbabe / Nwando Achebe.

Author/creator Achebe, Nwando, 1970-
Format Book
Publication InfoBloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2011.
Descriptionxiii, 305 pages : illustrations, maps, music ; 23 cm
Subjects
Ugbabe, Ahebi.
Women, Igbo--Biography.
Sex role--Nigeria.
Igbo (African people)--Kings and rulers. --Biography.
Nigeria--Kings and rulers. --Biography.
Nigeria--History. --1851-1899.
Nigeria--History. --1900-1960.

Contents The introduction : unspoken, blame the mouth; unheard, blame the ear -- Oge Nwatakili : the time of childhood, ca. 1880-1895 -- Mgbakpu Ahebi : exile in Igalaland, ca. 1895-1916 -- Performing masculinities : homecoming--and she becomes a man, ca. 1916-1930 -- Inside King Ahebi's palace, ca. 1916-1948 -- Mastering masculinities : Ekpe Ahebi masquerade, the final insult, ca. 1931-1948 -- The conclusion : Ahebi today : the works that we do are the things by which we are remembered -- Appendix: Select criminal and civil cases in Nsukka Division, in which Ahebi participated 1918-1930 -- Glossary of chronological terms -- Glossary of Igbo and Igala words.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2010022842
ISBN9780253355386 (cloth : alk. paper)
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