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Yoruba hometowns : community, identity, and development in Nigeria

Author: Lillian Trager
Publisher: Boulder, Colo. : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2001.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Lillian Trager
ISBN: 1555879497 9781555879495 1555879810 9781555879815
OCLC Number: 45393528
Description: x, 299 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents: 1. Introduction --
2. Community-Day Celebrations: A New Tradition at Home --
3. Knowing Your Place: The Hometown and Identity --
4. "We Are Just Sojourners Here": Ijesa Migration --
5. "We Love Ourselves Abroad": Hometown Organizations and Their Members --
6. Ceremonies and Celebrations: The Symbolism of Hometown Links --
7. Local Development and the Economic Crisis --
8. Self-Help and the Practice of Local Development in Ijesaland --
9. The Elusive Goal of Unity: Politics, Conflict, and Morality --
10. Conclusion: Communities and Development.
Responsibility: Lillian Trager.
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