The women's war of 1929 : gender and violence in colonial Nigeria.

In 1929, tens of thousands of south eastern Nigerian women rose up against British authority in what is known as the Women's War. This book brings togther, for the first time, the multiple perspectives of the war's colonized and colonial participants and examines its various actions within...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Matera, Dr Marc
Otros Autores: Bastian, Professor Misty L., Kingsley Kent, Professor Susan
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Temas:
To 1999
Women's Revolt, Nigeria, 1929.
Government, Resistance to > Nigeria > History > 20th century.
Women political activists > Nigeria.
Résistance au gouvernement > Nigeria > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Femmes activistes > Nigeria.
Colonialism & imperialism > c 1918 to c 1939 (Inter-war period) > Nigeria.
Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions > c 1918 to c 1939 (Inter-war period) > Nigeria.
African history > c 1918 to c 1939 (Inter-war period) > Nigeria.
20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000 > c 1918 to c 1939 (Inter-war period) > Nigeria.
Government, Resistance to
Politics and government
Women political activists
Colonialism & imperialism > Nigeria > 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999 > Inter-war period c 1919 to c 1939.
Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions > Nigeria > 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999 > Inter-war period c 1919 to c 1939.
African history > Nigeria > 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999 > Inter-war period c 1919 to c 1939.
History.
Nigeria > History > 1900-1960.
Nigeria > Politics and government > To 1960.
Nigeria > Histoire > 1900-1960.
Nigeria > Politique et gouvernement > Jusqu'à 1960.
Nigeria
History
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Chronology of Major Events; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1 Pre- and Early Colonial Igbo Worlds; Chapter 2 The British View: The Chaotic World of Southeastern Nigeria; Chapter 3 The Twin Traumas of War and Influenza; Chapter 4 The Nwaobiala of 1925; Chapter 5 The Ogu Umunwaanyi; Chapter 6 The British Suppression of the Women's War; Chapter 7 "More Deadly than the Male": The Women's War in the British Imagination; Chapter 8 What the Women Wrought; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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