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001 2005012727
003 DLC
005 20060831114003.0
008 060329s2005 nhuab b 001 0 eng c
010 $a 2005012727
040 $aYUS$cYUS$dDLC$dBAKER$dIXA$dDLC
020 $a0325070792 (alk. paper)
020 $a0325070784 (pbk. : alk. paper)
020 $a0325070784 (electronic text)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocm60321798
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043 $af-nr---
050 00 $aDT515.45.I33$bA25 2005
082 00 $a305.48/8963320669$222
100 1 $aAchebe, Nwando,$d1970-
245 10 $aFarmers, traders, warriors, and kings :$bfemale power and authority in northern Igboland, 1900-1960 /$cNwando Achebe.
260 $aPortsmouth, NH :$bHeinemann,$cc2005.
300 $axii, 274 p. :$bill., maps ;$c24 cm.
440 0 $aSocial history of Africa
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [241]-265) and index.
505 0 $aWhen questions begin to be asked, then tales begin to be told -- Medicines and goddesses, priestesses and prophetesses : female expressions within the spiritual realm -- Farmers, traders, potters, and weavers : Nsukka women as economic actors -- Women in community politics : colonialism and the strategies of female resistance -- "Ochichi gi agafego oke" (you are governing too much!) : King Ahebi Ugbabe versus the community : a case study of female clout, excess, and conflict in Enugu-ezike -- Mmechi (conclusion): If you put your ear to the ground, you will hear the drumbeats of ghosts -- Appendix: Select female deities and medicines in Nsukka Division.
650 0 $aWomen, Igbo$xHistory$y20th century.
650 0 $aWomen, Igbo$xSocial conditions.
650 0 $aIgbo (African people)$xKing and rulers.
650 0 $aIgbo (African people)$xSocial life and customs.
651 0 $aNsukka (Nigeria)$xHistory$y20th century.
651 0 $aNsukka (Nigeria)$xPolitics and government.
856 41 $3Table of contents$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0512/2005012727.html