Farmers and townspeople in a changing Nigeria: Abakaliki during Colonial times (1905 - 1960)
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| adam_text | FARMERS AND TOWNSPEOPLE
IN A CHANGING NIGERIA
Abakaliki during Colonial Times (1905-1960)
Simon Ottenberg
Spectrum Books Limited
Ibadan
Abuja • Benin City • Lagos • Owerri
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Contents
Dedication
Preface
Introduction
Chapter One
In the Beginning: Before the British Arrival in 1905
The Land
Early Inhabitants
North-eastern Igbo Society and Culture
The Aro, Northern Peoples and External Links
Chapter Two
The First Historic Period: 1905 into the 1920s
The British Establish a Government Station
The Northern Element at Abakpa
Currencies and Trade
Kpiri Kpiri Market
The Warrant Chiefs and Their Courts
A General View
Chapter Three
The Second Historic Period: 1920s into the 1940s
Growth of the Town and the Division
Road Building
The Stranger Igbo
Improvement Associations
Abakpa and the Cattle Trade
Government Activities
The Rural Areas
The Missions
Page
V
xiii
xvii
Vll
Chapter Four
World War II to Independence (1940s-1960):
The Economic Base 124
Population 1 28
The Rice Industry 131
The Trade in Yams 146
Migrant Labour 148
Cattle 152
The Mining and Cement Industries 158
New Products, Growing Services, Markets and Shops 162
The Colonial Government and the Economy 169
Chapter Five
World War II to Independence (1940s-1960):
Government, Politics and the Missions 177
Growth of Government 178
Government in Rural Abakaliki 183
Government in Abakaliki Town 193
Elective Offices at the Regional and National Levels 202
The Izi in Abakaliki Town 204
Abakpa Affairs 206
Ethnic and Other Associations : 209
Religion and the Schools 216
Independence Celebrations 227
Chapter Six
The 1960 Abakaliki Urban District Council 238
Council Members 239
Council Structure 243
Council Meetings and Activities 248
Councillor-Staff-District Officer Relationships 255
External Governmental Influences on the Council 257
Non-Governmental Organisations and the Council 262
Finding Their Way 269
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Chapter Seven
Abakaliki in Colonial Times 275
The Abakaliki Region as a Resource 278
The Cultural Division of Labour 282
Two Views of Ethnicity at Abakaliki 287
Conservatism and Change 290
Political and Administrative Control and External Relations 294
The Nature of Development of Abakaliki Town 296
Power, Elites and Social Classes 301
Abakaliki Today 312
Bibliography 331
Index 365
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