000300336 000__ 01898cam\a22003614a\45\0 000300336 001__ 300336 000300336 005__ 20210513111719.0 000300336 008__ 050503s2005\\\\nhua\\\\\b\\\\001\0\eng\c 000300336 010__ $$a 2005012727 000300336 020__ $$a0325070784 (pbk. : alk. paper) 000300336 020__ $$a0325070792 (alk. paper) 000300336 035__ $$a(OCoLC)ocm60321798 000300336 035__ $$a300336 000300336 040__ $$aYUS$$cYUS$$dDLC$$dBAKER$$dISE 000300336 042__ $$apcc 000300336 043__ $$af-nr--- 000300336 049__ $$aISEA 000300336 05000 $$aDT515.45.I33$$bA33 2005 000300336 08200 $$a305.48/8963320669$$222 000300336 1001_ $$aAchebe, Nwando,$$d1970- 000300336 24510 $$aFarmers, traders, warriors, and kings :$$bfemale power and authority in northern Igboland, 1900-1960 /$$cNwando Achebe. 000300336 260__ $$aPortsmouth, NH :$$bHeinemann,$$cc2005. 000300336 300__ $$axii, 274 p. :$$bill. ;$$c24 cm. 000300336 440_0 $$aSocial history of Africa 000300336 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 000300336 5050_ $$aWhen questions begin to be asked, then tales begin to be told -- Medicines and goddesses, priestesses and prophetesses : female expressions within the spiritual realm -- Farmers, traders, potters, and weavers : Nsukka women as economic actors -- Women in community politics : colonialism and the strategies of female resistance -- "Ochichi gi agafego oke" (you are governing too much!) : King Ahebi Ugbabe versus the community : a case study of female clout, excess, and conflict in Enugu-ezike -- Mmechi (conclusion): If you put your ear to the ground, you will hear the drumbeats of ghosts -- Appendix: Select female deities and medicines in Nsukka Division. 000300336 650_0 $$aWomen, Igbo$$xHistory$$y20th century. 000300336 650_0 $$aWomen, Igbo$$xSocial conditions. 000300336 650_0 $$aIgbo (African people)$$xKing and rulers. 000300336 650_0 $$aIgbo (African people)$$xSocial life and customs. 000300336 651_0 $$aNsukka (Nigeria)$$xHistory$$y20th century. 000300336 651_0 $$aNsukka (Nigeria)$$xPolitics and government. 000300336 85200 $$bgen$$hDT515.45.I33$$iA33$$i2005 000300336 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:300336$$pGLOBAL_SET 000300336 980__ $$aBIB 000300336 980__ $$aBOOK 000300336 994__ $$aC0$$bISE