The Igbo and the Tradition of Politics

Published for the Centre for Igbo Studies at Abia State University this study is the first book from the Centre. Aspects of the tradition of politics among the Igbo are examined including religion age economy history leadership structures institutions values sex and gender. The twenty-six papers published here were presented at the First Annual Conference of the Centre and are arranged in five parts: Theoretical Perspectives covering the meaning content style purpose and values of Igbo political tradition; Political Systems focussing on case studies; Cultural Perspectives including Onomastics patterns of religious influence celebration of tradition of politics in Chinua Achebe's novels gender traditional communication and the oratorical co-efficient; Economic Perspectives; and the Contemporary Situation.