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Politics and Identity Formation in Southeastern Nigeriaexplores the social, cultural, economic, political and aesthetic traditions that distinguish the Igbo of southeastern Nigeria from their neighbors. It is both multi- and cross-disciplinary in scope, focusing on experiences and forces that shaped the Igbo society.
List of contents
Chapter 1: Identity and Pride in Igbo Names: A Reflection on Igbo Cultural Naming Tradition
Chapter 2:A Panoramic Study of Names in Igbo Society
Chapter 3: A Sociolinguistic Survey of Family Names Among the Igbo in Nigeria
Chapter 4: Recreationality of Igbo Onomastics: A Clog in the wheel of Progress
Chapter 5: Textile and Fashion Museums: A Panacea for Sustaining the Indigenous Dress Culture in Igbo Land
Chapter 6: Actuality or Misogyny?: Depiction of Women in the Lyrics of Igbo Rap Music
Chapter 7: Eshe, Inheritance and Endangered Community Performance for the Dead
Chapter 8: The Use of Computer Assisted Language Learning to develop the Igbo Language Skills among Students
Chapter 9: Dialectal Variation: Building Innovative Ideas into Cultural Method of Agriculture in Igbo Communities
Chapter 10: Speech Act Analysis of Burial Rites: The Nsirimo Speech Community Experience
Chapter 11: Of¿ Nd¿, Ogu Nd¿: Hermeneutical Investigation of the Igbo Concept of Ogu Eji Ofo Anu (just war)
Chapter 12: Politics Without Bitterness: The Language Use Perspective
Chapter 13: One Nigeria: A Paradox of a Slogan in the Systemic Marginalization of the Igbo People in National Affairs, 1953-1980
Chapter 14: Strategizing Igbo Values in School Curriculum in Igboland: A linguist's Perspective
About the author
Apollos Okwuchi Nwauwa is professor of history at Bowling Green State University.
Ogechi E. Anyanwu is professor of history and African studies at Eastern Kentucky University.
Summary
Politics and Identity Formation in Southeastern Nigeria explores the social, cultural, economic, political and aesthetic traditions that distinguish the Igbo of southeastern Nigeria from their neighbors. It is both multi- and cross-disciplinary in scope, focusing on experiences and forces that shaped the Igbo society.
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“The editors and contributors to Politics and Identity Formation in Southeastern Nigeria: The Igbo in Perspective have created a new genre of literature, an authentic imprint of Igbo historical and cultural thought.”
