Political Organization in Nigeria since the Late Stone Age : A History of the Igbo People
by
J. Oriji
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0230621937
ISBN-13
9780230621930
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint
Palgrave Macmillan
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jan 4th, 2011
Print length
248 Pages
Weight
444 grams
Dimensions
21.60 x 16.00 x 2.10 cms
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Although the Igbo constitute one of the largest ethnic nationalities of Nigeria and the West African sub-region, little is known about their political history before the Trans-Atlantic slave trade. This book is a pioneer study of the broad changes Igbo political systems have undergone since the prehistoric period.
This groundbreaking study provides broad insights into the changes Igbo history and political systems have undergone since the Late Stone Age. It discusses important methodological problems in African historiography, questioning the views of synchronists, who create the misleading impression that the Igbo have always lived in a static, kinship-orientated, and stateless society throughout their history. Adopting a diachronic and comparative approach, author John N. Oriji explains how the interplay of economic, social, technological, and other factors have changed the history of the Igbo and their politico-religious organizations over time. In doing so, he raises critical questions on social stratification, cosmology, gender, and the existing typologies of African political systems.
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