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Female King of Colonial Nigeria : Ahebi Ugbabe [electronic resource]
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Achebe, Nwando, Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women, Igbo--Kings and rulers--Nigeria--Biography.
- Women, Igbo.
- Sex role--Biography.
- Sex role.
- Igbo (African people).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (323 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Bloomington, IN, USA Indiana University Press 20110201
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Nwando Achebe presents the fascinating history of an Igbo woman, Ahebi Ugbabe, who became king in colonial Nigeria. Ugbabe was exiled from Igboland, became a prostitute, traveled widely, and learned to speak many languages. She became a close companion of Nigerian Igala kings and the British officers who supported her claim to the office of headman, warrant chief, and later, king. In this unique biography, Achebe traces the roots of Ugbabe's rise to fame and fortune. While providing critical perspectives on women, gender, sex and sexuality, and the colonial encounter, she also considers how it was possible for this woman to take on the office and responsibilities of a traditionally male role.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- The Preparation:All Trees Grow in the Forest, but the Ora Singled Itself Out
- The Introduction: Unspoken, Blame the Mouth
- Unheard, Blame the Ear
- One Oge Nwatakili: The Time of Childhood, ca. 1880-1895
- Two Mgbapu Ahebi: Exile in Igalaland, ca. 1895-1916
- Three Performing Masculinities: Homecoming-and She Becomes a Man, ca. 1916-1930
- Four Inside King Ahebi's Palace, ca. 1916-1948
- Five Mastering Masculinities:Ekpe Ahebi Masquerade-the Final Insult, ca. 1931-1948
- Mmechi / 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, in which Ahebi Participated 1918-1930
- Glossary of Chronological Terms
- Glossary of Igbo and Igala Words
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- ISBN:
- 0-253-00507-8
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