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West African transformations : comparative impact of French and British colonialism / A.I. Asiwaju.
Van Pelt Library DT476.2 .A859 2001
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Asiwaju, A. I., 1939-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Colonies.
- History.
- Colonization.
- Africa, West--Colonization.
- Africa, West.
- Great Britain--Colonies--Africa, West--History.
- Great Britain.
- France--Colonies--Africa, West--History.
- France.
- Africa, West--History--1884-1960.
- West Africa.
- Physical Description:
- xxi, 275 pages : maps ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria : Malthouse Press, 2001.
- Summary:
- First published in Dholuo in 1983, this is the first English-language edition of this story for children. One morning Ogilo and his two friends discover a pregnant hippo stuck in a muddly hole. The story centres around the boys secrecy, to protect the hippo being killed by grown-ups for meat, and their efforts to save the hippo. The fate of the poacher contains a moral tale.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780231463
- OCLC:
- 50660073
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