Studies in Ibo Political Systems : Chieftaincy and Politics in Four Niger States / Ikenna Nzimiro.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nzimiro, Ikenna, 1927- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Igbo (African people)--Politics and government.

Igbo (African people).

Political anthropology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (324 p.) : 1 frontisp.: Map of Iboland

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, California : University of California Press, [1972]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1972.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Tables and Diagrams

Illustrations

Foreword

Preface

Postscript

Chapter 1. Ethnography and History

Chapter 2. Social Organisation

Chapter 3. The Framework of Government I

Chapter 4. The Framework of Government II

Chapter 5. The Functions of Government I

Chapter 6. The Functions of Government II

Chapter 7. The Notion of Kingship

Chapter 8. Rituals of Kingship

Chapter 9. The Dynamics of Kingship I

Chapter 10. The Dynamics of Kingship II

Chapter 11. Summary and Conclusions

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 28. Sep 2020)

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780520325166

0520325168

OCLC:

1198929115