Women's War Of 1929 A History of Anti-Colonial Resistance in Eastern Nigeria

Name: Women's War Of 1929 A History of Anti-Colonial Resistance in Eastern Nigeria
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ISBN: 9781594609312

ISBN-10: 1594609314

ISBN-13: 9781594609312

Edition: 2011

Authors: Toyin Falola, Adam Paddock

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This book offers a narrative and analysis of a central event in the colonial history of Nigeria the Women s War of 1929, also called the Aba Women s Riots by colonial officials. The Women s War of 1929 addresses the historical debates related to the causes and consequences of the event with assessments of each side s strengths and weaknesses. Focusing mainly on the actions of African participants, the book explains the cultural, social, and economic issues that led to the Women s War and the reasons why women used specific strategies. It also evaluates the aftermath of the conflict and how the protest practices used by Igbo and Ibibio women influenced British colonial policy. The book goes…

Book details

List price: $90.00
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Carolina Academic Press
Publication date: 8/1/2011
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 936
Size: 7.00" wide x 10.00" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 3.586
Language: English

Toyin Falola, the Frances Higginbothom Nalle Centennial Professor of History at the University of Texas at Austin, is author of The Culture and Customs of Nigeria.Matt D. Childs is Assistant Professor in Caribbean History at Florida State University.

Toyin Falola is the Frances Higginbotham Nalle Centennial Professor in History and a Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of Texas at Austin.Adam Paddock is a graduate student in the Department of History at the University of Texas at Austin.