The female king of colonial Nigeria : Ahebi Ugbabe /
Achebe, Nwando, 1970-
The female king of colonial Nigeria : Ahebi Ugbabe / Nwando Achebe. - Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2011. - xiii, 305 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-296) and index.
The introduction : unspoken, blame the mouth; unheard, blame the ear -- Oge Nwatakili : the time of childhood, ca. 1880-1895 -- Mgbakpu Ahebi : exile in Igalaland, ca. 1895-1916 -- Performing masculinities : homecoming--and she becomes a man, ca. 1916-1948 -- Inside King Ahebi's palace, ca. 1916-1948 -- Mastering masculinities : Ekpe Ahebi masquerade, the final insult, ca. 1931-1948 -- 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, 1921-1935 -- Glossary of Enugu-Ezike chronological terms -- Glossary of Igbo, Igala, and Akpoto words.
9780253355386 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780253222480 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2010022842
Ugbabe, Ahebi.
Women, Igbo--Biography.
Sex role--Nigeria.
Igbo (African people)--Kings and rulers--Biography.
Nigeria--Kings and rulers--Biography.
Nigeria--History--1851-1899.
Nigeria--History--1900-1960.
Nigeria--Reyes y gobernantes--Biografías.
Nigeria--Historia--1851-1899.
Nigeria--Historia--1900-1960.
535 DT 515.77 / U26A 2011
966.9/403092
The female king of colonial Nigeria : Ahebi Ugbabe / Nwando Achebe. - Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2011. - xiii, 305 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-296) and index.
The introduction : unspoken, blame the mouth; unheard, blame the ear -- Oge Nwatakili : the time of childhood, ca. 1880-1895 -- Mgbakpu Ahebi : exile in Igalaland, ca. 1895-1916 -- Performing masculinities : homecoming--and she becomes a man, ca. 1916-1948 -- Inside King Ahebi's palace, ca. 1916-1948 -- Mastering masculinities : Ekpe Ahebi masquerade, the final insult, ca. 1931-1948 -- 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, 1921-1935 -- Glossary of Enugu-Ezike chronological terms -- Glossary of Igbo, Igala, and Akpoto words.
9780253355386 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780253222480 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2010022842
Ugbabe, Ahebi.
Women, Igbo--Biography.
Sex role--Nigeria.
Igbo (African people)--Kings and rulers--Biography.
Nigeria--Kings and rulers--Biography.
Nigeria--History--1851-1899.
Nigeria--History--1900-1960.
Nigeria--Reyes y gobernantes--Biografías.
Nigeria--Historia--1851-1899.
Nigeria--Historia--1900-1960.
535 DT 515.77 / U26A 2011
966.9/403092