Petition Writing and Negotiations of Colonialism in Igboland, 1892-1960
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Petition Writing and Negotiations of Colonialism in Igboland, 1892-1960
African Voices in Ink
Alozie, Bright
Lexington Books
10/2024
340
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9781666966923
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List of Figures
Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
Part I: African Voices, Imperial Dialogues, and the Evolution of Petition Writing
Introduction: On African Voices and Imperial Dialogues: Why Petitions Matter
Chapter One: An "Ancient Right": Petition Writing and the British Empire
Chapter Two: From Traditions of Orality to "Voices in Ink": Advent, Textual Analysis, and Dynamics of Petition Writing in Igboland, 1892-1900
Part II: Negotiating Colonialism: Locating African Voices via Selected Colonial Petitions
Chapter Three: "We Must Aright and Claim Genuine Rights of Ownership": Voices of Land and Ownership
Chapter Four: "From "Pitiable Maidservants" to "Virtual Patriarchs": Voices of Women and the Gendered Politics of Petitions
Chapter Five: "Sir, The Petition of Your Humble Servant, A Condemned Convict": Voices Behind Bars and the Paradox of Colonial Punishment
Chapter Six: "A Privileged Dialogic Space": Deference, Defiance, and Petition Writing during the World War Years
Chapter Seven: "Our Town is Underdeveloped . . . We Have No Amenities and All We Get Are Fees, Taxes, and Worries": Negotiating Welfare and Development, 1940s-1960
Conclusion
Bibliography
About the Author
Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
Part I: African Voices, Imperial Dialogues, and the Evolution of Petition Writing
Introduction: On African Voices and Imperial Dialogues: Why Petitions Matter
Chapter One: An "Ancient Right": Petition Writing and the British Empire
Chapter Two: From Traditions of Orality to "Voices in Ink": Advent, Textual Analysis, and Dynamics of Petition Writing in Igboland, 1892-1900
Part II: Negotiating Colonialism: Locating African Voices via Selected Colonial Petitions
Chapter Three: "We Must Aright and Claim Genuine Rights of Ownership": Voices of Land and Ownership
Chapter Four: "From "Pitiable Maidservants" to "Virtual Patriarchs": Voices of Women and the Gendered Politics of Petitions
Chapter Five: "Sir, The Petition of Your Humble Servant, A Condemned Convict": Voices Behind Bars and the Paradox of Colonial Punishment
Chapter Six: "A Privileged Dialogic Space": Deference, Defiance, and Petition Writing during the World War Years
Chapter Seven: "Our Town is Underdeveloped . . . We Have No Amenities and All We Get Are Fees, Taxes, and Worries": Negotiating Welfare and Development, 1940s-1960
Conclusion
Bibliography
About the Author
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African ideology;African literature;British officials;colonial rule;Gender studies;Geographical studies;International Studies;southeastern Nigeria
List of Figures
Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
Part I: African Voices, Imperial Dialogues, and the Evolution of Petition Writing
Introduction: On African Voices and Imperial Dialogues: Why Petitions Matter
Chapter One: An "Ancient Right": Petition Writing and the British Empire
Chapter Two: From Traditions of Orality to "Voices in Ink": Advent, Textual Analysis, and Dynamics of Petition Writing in Igboland, 1892-1900
Part II: Negotiating Colonialism: Locating African Voices via Selected Colonial Petitions
Chapter Three: "We Must Aright and Claim Genuine Rights of Ownership": Voices of Land and Ownership
Chapter Four: "From "Pitiable Maidservants" to "Virtual Patriarchs": Voices of Women and the Gendered Politics of Petitions
Chapter Five: "Sir, The Petition of Your Humble Servant, A Condemned Convict": Voices Behind Bars and the Paradox of Colonial Punishment
Chapter Six: "A Privileged Dialogic Space": Deference, Defiance, and Petition Writing during the World War Years
Chapter Seven: "Our Town is Underdeveloped . . . We Have No Amenities and All We Get Are Fees, Taxes, and Worries": Negotiating Welfare and Development, 1940s-1960
Conclusion
Bibliography
About the Author
Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
Part I: African Voices, Imperial Dialogues, and the Evolution of Petition Writing
Introduction: On African Voices and Imperial Dialogues: Why Petitions Matter
Chapter One: An "Ancient Right": Petition Writing and the British Empire
Chapter Two: From Traditions of Orality to "Voices in Ink": Advent, Textual Analysis, and Dynamics of Petition Writing in Igboland, 1892-1900
Part II: Negotiating Colonialism: Locating African Voices via Selected Colonial Petitions
Chapter Three: "We Must Aright and Claim Genuine Rights of Ownership": Voices of Land and Ownership
Chapter Four: "From "Pitiable Maidservants" to "Virtual Patriarchs": Voices of Women and the Gendered Politics of Petitions
Chapter Five: "Sir, The Petition of Your Humble Servant, A Condemned Convict": Voices Behind Bars and the Paradox of Colonial Punishment
Chapter Six: "A Privileged Dialogic Space": Deference, Defiance, and Petition Writing during the World War Years
Chapter Seven: "Our Town is Underdeveloped . . . We Have No Amenities and All We Get Are Fees, Taxes, and Worries": Negotiating Welfare and Development, 1940s-1960
Conclusion
Bibliography
About the Author
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