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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Nwando Achebe |
| ISBN: | 0325070792 9780325070797 0325070784 9780325070780 |
| OCLC Number: | 60321798 |
| Description: | xii, 274 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | When questions begin to be asked, then tales begin to be told -- Medicines and goddesses, priestesses and prophetesses : female expressions within the spiritual realm -- Farmers, traders, potters, and weavers : Nsukka women as economic actors -- Women in community politics : colonialism and the strategies of female resistance -- "Ochichi gi agafego oke" (you are governing too much!) : King Ahebi Ugbabe versus the community : a case study of female clout, excess, and conflict in Enugu-ezike -- Mmechi (conclusion): If you put your ear to the ground, you will hear the drumbeats of ghosts -- Appendix: Select female deities and medicines in Nsukka Division. |
| Series Title: | Social history of Africa |
| Responsibility: | Nwando Achebe. |
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