The Evolution and Relevance of Autonomous Communities in Contemporary Igboland: An Essay in Local Governance.
The writer examines the major political revolution brought about by the establishment of British colonial administration in Igboland in Nigeria in 1891. The writer seeks to explain and understand the vehemence with which Igbo people struggle for the creation of autonomous communities, ceremoniously...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Third World Studies Vol. 26; no. 2; pp. 177 - 190 |
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Association of Third World Studies
Fall 2009
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| Sumario: | The writer examines the major political revolution brought about by the establishment of British colonial administration in Igboland in Nigeria in 1891. The writer seeks to explain and understand the vehemence with which Igbo people struggle for the creation of autonomous communities, ceremoniously ruled by Ezes or Igwes, in the conviction that such communities lead to more effective development at the grassroots level. The writer discusses the perception of an autonomous community as a beneficial and innocuous kind of home rule that is crucial for Igbo and, indeed, for the political, economic, and social development of Nigeria itself. |
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