Politics and Identity Formation in Southeastern Nigeria: The Igbo in Perspective (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781498589925)

Scholarly studies on the Igbo have been scant and fragmented. Politics and Identity Formation in Southeastern Nigeria: The Igbo in Perspective fills an obvious gap, exploring the social, cultural, economic, political, and aesthetic traditions that distinguish the Igbo of southeasternNigeria from their neighbors. In scope, content, and analysis this book is both multi- and cross-disciplinary, focusing on the experiences and forces that have shaped the Igbo society, identity formation, and sociocultural, political, and aesthetic representations. Themes such as the importance ofIgbo names in understanding the people's social, linguistic, religious, gender, and cultural identities, as well as the intersection of language, politics, socialization, education, and aesthetic expression in the Igbo experience in Nigeria, are interrogated in a refreshing fashion with an appreciable level of originality.

Author: Ada Uzoamaka Azodo
ISBN-10: 1498589928
ISBN-13: 9781498589925
Publisher: Lexington Books
Language: English
Published: 05/20/2019
Pages: 266
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.24lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d