The women's war of 1929 : gender and violence in colonial Nigeria.

In 1929, tens of thousands of south eastern Nigerian women rose up against British authority in what is known as the Women's War. This book brings togther, for the first time, the multiple perspectives of the war's colonized and colonial participants and examines its various actions within...

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Main Author: Matera, Dr Marc
Other Authors: Bastian, Professor Misty L., Kingsley Kent, Professor Susan
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
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Online Access: Full text (Wentworth users only)
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
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Summary:In 1929, tens of thousands of south eastern Nigerian women rose up against British authority in what is known as the Women's War. This book brings togther, for the first time, the multiple perspectives of the war's colonized and colonial participants and examines its various actions within a single, gendered analytical frame.
Physical Description:1 online resource (293 pages)
ISBN:9780230356061
0230356060
9786613360991
6613360996
1283360993
9781283360999
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.