Political Organization in Nigeria Since the Late Stone Age : A History of the Igbo People

Although the Igbo constitute one of the largest ethnic nationalities of Nigeria and the West African sub-region, little is known about their political history before the Trans-Atlantic slave trade. This book is a pioneer study of the broad changes Igbo political systems have undergone since the prehistoric period. Front Matter....Pages i-x Introduction....Pages 1-29 Igboland Before and During the Iron Age: From Stateless Societies to Mini States....Pages 31-60 The Igbo and Their Neighbors Before the Fifteenth Century....Pages 61-86 The Igbo and the Benin, Igala, and Ijo Mega States During the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade....Pages 87-106 The Aro Trade Network: Changes in Igbo Society During the Eighteenth-Nineteenth Centuries....Pages 107-138 Abolition of the Slave Trade and the Geneses of Legitimate Commerce, Christianity, and the New Imperialism....Pages 139-159 Developments in Igboland from the 1890s to the 1970s....Pages 161-182 Conclusion....Pages 183-185 Back Matter....Pages 187-248 "Although the Igbo constitute one of the largest ethnic nationalities of Nigeria and the West African sub-region, little is know about their political history before the Trans-Atlantic slave trade. This book is then a pioneer study of the broad changes Igbo political systems have undergone since the prehistoric period"-- Provided by publisher