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Constructions of Belonging: Igbo Communities and the Nigerian State in the Twentieth Century

The great variety of forms of social organization; the state, absent or hidden or foreshadowed in trading networks or spiritual hegemonies; the diversity of languages; the significant involvement in the slave trade; and the absence of both common narratives and conventional paths of consolidation an...

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Published in:The International Journal of African Historical Studies 2007, Vol.40 (3), p.549-551
Main Author: Levin, Michael D.
Format: Review
Language:English
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Summary:The great variety of forms of social organization; the state, absent or hidden or foreshadowed in trading networks or spiritual hegemonies; the diversity of languages; the significant involvement in the slave trade; and the absence of both common narratives and conventional paths of consolidation and political development, challenge established models. In "Creating Community from Outside," he turns to colonialism, Christianity (major denominations, not new syncretic churches), the postcolonial state and Biafran war, and the creation of the ideas of Igbo ethnicity, which he notes accurately begins with labeling by others in areas of contact; i.e., outside of Igboland.
ISSN:0361-7882
2326-3016