The female king of colonial Nigeria [electronic resource] : Ahebi Ugbabe / Nwando Achebe.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Achebe, Nwando, 1970-
Language:English
Published: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2011.
Subjects:
Ugbabe, Ahebi.
Women, Igbo > Biography.
Sex role > Nigeria.
Igbo (African people) > Kings and rulers > Biography.
Nigeria > Kings and rulers > Biography.
Nigeria > History > 1851-1899.
Nigeria > History > 1900-1960.
Genre:
Biography.
Online Access:
ProQuest Ebook Central: 2011 (Ebook Central @ Proquest)
ACLS Humanities Ebooks: 2011 (Handle.Net Permalink)
ProQuest Ebook Central - Academic Complete: 2011 (Ebook Central @ Proquest)
EBSCO eBooks: 2011 (EBSCO)
eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost) – North America: 2011 (EBSCO)
Variant Title:
Female King of Colonial Nigeria: Ahebi Ugbabe
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • The introduction : unspoken, blame the mouth; unheard, blame the ear
  • Oge Nwatakili : the time of childhood, ca. 1880-1895
  • Mgbakpu Ahebi : exile in Igalaland, ca. 1895-1916
  • Performing masculinities : homecoming--and she becomes a man, ca. 1916-1948
  • Inside King Ahebi's palace, ca. 1916-1948
  • Mastering masculinities : Ekpe Ahebi masquerade, the final insult, ca. 1931-1948
  • The conclusion : Ahebi today : the works that we do are the things by which we are remembered
  • Appendix: Select criminal and civil cases in Nsukka Division, 1921-1935
  • Glossary of Enugu-Ezike chronological terms
  • Glossary of Igbo, Igala, and Akpoto words.