| Politics and Identity Formation in Southeastern Nigeria: The Igbo in Perspective Contributor(s): Nwauwa, Apollos O. (Editor), Anyanwu, Ogechi E. (Editor), Azodo, Ada Uzoamaka (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 1498589928 ISBN-13: 9781498589925 Publisher: Lexington Books OUR PRICE: $115.83 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | World - African |
| Dewey: 966.900 |
| LCCN: 2019011415 |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6" W x 9" (1.24 lbs) 266 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - African |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Scholarly studies on the Igbo have been scant and fragmented. Politics and Identity Formation in Southeastern Nigeria: The Igbo in Perspective fills an obvious gap, exploring the social, cultural, economic, political, and aesthetic traditions that distinguish the Igbo of southeastern Nigeria from their neighbors. In scope, content, and analysis this book is both multi- and cross-disciplinary, focusing on the experiences and forces that have shaped the Igbo society, identity formation, and sociocultural, political, and aesthetic representations. Themes such as the importance of Igbo names in understanding the people's social, linguistic, religious, gender, and cultural identities, as well as the intersection of language, politics, socialization, education, and aesthetic expression in the Igbo experience in Nigeria, are interrogated in a refreshing fashion with an appreciable level of originality. |