The land has changed history, society and gender in colonial Eastern Nigeria
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Calgary [Alta.] : University of Calgary Press, c2010.
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1 electronic text (xix, 370 pages) : ill., maps, ports., digital file.
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9781552384961 (electronic bk.)
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Issued as part of the Canadian Electronic Library. Canadian publishers collection.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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"A century ago, agriculture was the dominant economic sector in much of Africa. By the 1990s, however, African farmers had declining incomes and were worse off, on average, than those who did not farm. Colonial policies, subsequent 'top-down' statism, and globalization are usually cited as primary causes of this long-term decline. In this unprecedented study of the Igbo region of southeastern Nigeria, author Chima Korieh points the way to a more complex and inclusive approach to this issue. Using agricultural change as a lens through which to view socio-economic and cultural change, political struggle, and colonial hegemony, Korieh shows that regional dynamics and local responses also played vital roles in this era of transformation. British attempts to modernize the densely populated Igbo region were focused largely on intensive production of palm oil as a cash crop for export and on the assumption of male dominance within a conventional western hierarchy. This colonial agenda, however, collided with a traditional culture in which females played important social and political roles and male status was closely tied to yam cultivation. Drawing on an astonishing array of sources, including oral interviews, newspapers, private journals, and especially letters of petition from local farmers and traders, Korieh puts the reader in direct contact with ordinary people, evoking a feeling of what it was like to live through the era. As such, the book reveals colonial interactions as negotiated encounters between officials and natives and challenges simplistic notions of a hegemonic colonial state and a compliant native population."--P. [4] of cover.
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Agriculture -- Nigeria, Eastern -- History.
Agriculture -- Social aspects -- Nigeria, Eastern -- History.
Agriculture and state -- Nigeria, Eastern -- History.
Great Britain -- Colonies -- Africa.
Igbo (African people) -- Agriculture -- History.
Igbo (African people) -- Economic conditions.
Igbo (African people) -- History.
Igbo (African people) -- Social conditions.
Women, Igbo -- Social conditions.
Agriculture -- Social aspects -- Nigeria, Eastern -- History.
Agriculture and state -- Nigeria, Eastern -- History.
Great Britain -- Colonies -- Africa.
Igbo (African people) -- Agriculture -- History.
Igbo (African people) -- Economic conditions.
Igbo (African people) -- History.
Igbo (African people) -- Social conditions.
Women, Igbo -- Social conditions.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Korieh, C. J. 1. (2010). The land has changed: history, society and gender in colonial Eastern Nigeria . University of Calgary Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Korieh, Chima J. 1962-. 2010. The Land Has Changed: History, Society and Gender in Colonial Eastern Nigeria. University of Calgary Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Korieh, Chima J. 1962-. The Land Has Changed: History, Society and Gender in Colonial Eastern Nigeria University of Calgary Press, 2010.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Korieh, Chima J. 1962-. The Land Has Changed: History, Society and Gender in Colonial Eastern Nigeria University of Calgary Press, 2010.
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