The man-leopard murders : history and society in colonial Nigeria /
This book is an account of murder and politics in Africa, and an historical ethnography of southern Annang communities during the colonial period. Its narrative leads to events between 1945 and 1948 when the imperial gaze of police, press and politicians was focused on a series of mysterious deaths...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Edinburgh :
Edinburgh University Press for the International African Institute,
©2007.
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Colección: | International African library ;
34. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | This book is an account of murder and politics in Africa, and an historical ethnography of southern Annang communities during the colonial period. Its narrative leads to events between 1945 and 1948 when the imperial gaze of police, press and politicians was focused on a series of mysterious deaths in south-eastern Nigeria attributed to the 'man-leopard society'. These murder mysteries, reported as the 'biggest, strangest murder hunt in the world', were not just forensic but also related to the broad historical impact of commercial, Christian and colonial aid relations on Annang society. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (425 pages) : illustrations, maps, portraits |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9780748631001 0748631003 1281252107 9781281252104 0748670653 9780748670659 9786611252106 661125210X |