Politics and identity formation in southeastern Nigeria : the Igbo in perspective /

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 shape...

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Other Authors: Nwauwa, Apollos O. (Apollos Okwuchi), 1960- (Editor), Anyanwu, Ogechi Emmanuel, 1971- (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2019]
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction / Apollos O. Nwauwa and Ogechi E. Anyanwu
  • Identity and pride in Igbo names: a reflection on Igbo cultural naming tradition / Ada Uzoamaka Azodo
  • A panoramic study of names in Igbo society / Scholastica Ahiazunwa Cookey & Patricia Ngozi Ijioma
  • A sociolinguistic survey of family names among the Igbo in Nigeria / Patience Nonye Edeoga
  • Recreationality of Igbo onomastics: a clog in the wheel of progress / Nkiru Christiana Kammelu
  • Textile and fashion museums: a panacea for sustaining the indigenous dress culture in Igbo Land / Chika Chinyeogwa Chudi-Duru
  • Actuality or misogyny?: Depiction of women in the lyrics of Igbo rap music / Ijeoma Iruka Forchu
  • Eshe, inheritance and endangered community performance for the dead / John Iwuh
  • The use of computer assisted language learning to develop the Igbo language skills among students / Afoma Rosefelicia Okudo
  • Dialectal variation: building innovative ideas into cultural method of agriculture in Igbo communities / Ngozi Theresa Onuora, Ethel Ebere Obiakor & Theodora Ngozi Nnebedum
  • Speech act analysis of burial rites: the Nsirimo speech community experience / Michael Akumjika Chikamma and Ede Livinus Olinya
  • Ofo ndi, ogu ndi: hermeneutical investigation of the Igbo concept of ogu eji ofo anu (just war) / Anselm C. Onuorah
  • Politics without bitterness: the language use perspective / Ifeoma M. Nweze & Eucharia A. Eze
  • One Nigeria: a paradox of a slogan in the systemic marginalization of the Igbo people in national affairs, 1953-1980 / Bernard Steiner Ifekwe
  • Strategizing Igbo values in school curriculum in Igboland: a linguist's perspective / Fr. Longinus Chukwuemeka Chinagorom.