Ogechi E. Anyanwu

The Making of Mbano

British Colonialism, Resistance, and Diplomatic Engagements in Southeastern Nigeria, 1906-1960

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 260
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. August 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 579g
• ISBN-13: 9781793623904
• ISBN-10: 1793623902
• Artikelnr.: 62121790

Autorenporträt

Ogechi E. Anyanwu is professor of history and director of African and African American studies at Eastern Kentucky University.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1: British Conquest and Consolidation of Colonial Rule in Mbano,
1906-1915
Chapter 2: "I had put my hand between their legs:" Mbano Women and
Anti-Colonial Rebellion, 1929-1930
Chapter 3: Contesting Boundaries: Traditions, Colonial Justice Systems, and
Native Court Conundrum in Colonial Mbano
Chapter 4: "Sir, is this how to rule a town?": The Struggle for Inclusion
in Colonial Administration
Chapter 5: The Politics of Colonial Economy: Taxation, Palm Produce, and
Craft Industry
Chapter 6: Deities, the 'Holy Rollers,' and Indigenous Religious Identities
Chapter 7: Education and Social Transformation
Chapter 8: The State and the Society: Community Development and Osu
Progressive Union
Conclusion