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Animality and colonial subjecthood in Africa : the human and nonhuman creatures of Nigeria /

"From debates over the aesthetics of birds in the urban landscape to how horse racing enhanced imperial power to the ways in which water navigation impacts aquatic creatures, Saheed Aderinto argues that it is impossible to comprehend the full extent of imperial domination without considering th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Aderinto, Saheed (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, [2022]
Series:New African histories series.
Subjects:
Animals > Nigeria > Colonial influence.
Animals > Social aspects > Nigeria > History.
Human-animal relationships > Nigeria > History.
Nigeria > Colonial influence.
Nigeria > Politics and government > To 1960.
Animaux > Aspect social > Nigeria > Histoire.
Relations homme-animal > Nigeria > Histoire.
Nigeria > Politique et gouvernement > Jusqu'à 1960.
Animals > Social aspects.
Colonial influence.
Human-animal relationships.
Politics and government.
Nigeria.
To 1960
History.
Description
Summary:"From debates over the aesthetics of birds in the urban landscape to how horse racing enhanced imperial power to the ways in which water navigation impacts aquatic creatures, Saheed Aderinto argues that it is impossible to comprehend the full extent of imperial domination without considering the colonial subjecthood of animals"--
Physical Description:xviii, 322 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-313) and index.
ISBN:9780821424698
0821424696
9780821424766
0821424769