Political organization in Nigeria since the late Stone Age : a history of the Igbo people / John N. Oriji.

Author/creator Oriji, John Nwachimereze, 1944-
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoNew York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Descriptionx, 248 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
Subjects

Contents 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.
Abstract "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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2010025628
ISBN9780230621930 (hardback)
ISBN0230621937 (hardback)
Standard identifier# 40018905450

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks DT515.45.I33 O74 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold