03845nam 2200601 450 991014182000332120230621135351.0(CKB)2670000000409834(SSID)ssj0000656958(PQKBManifestationID)11446772(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000656958(PQKBWorkID)10635545(PQKB)10361578(EXLCZ)99267000000040983420160829d2010 uy engu|b|#---|uuuutxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe land has changed history, society and gender in colonial Eastern Nigeria /Chima J. KoriehCalgary :University of Calgary Press,20101 online resource (xvii, 370 pages) illustrations; digital file(s)Africa, missing voices seriesBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: MonographPrint version: 9781552382684 Includes bibliographical references.A century ago, agriculture was the dominant economic sector in much of Africa. By the 1990s, however, African farmers had declining incomes and were worse off, on average, than those who did not farm. Colonial policies, subsequent 'top-down' statism, and globalization are usually cited as primary causes of this long-term decline. In this unprecedented study of the Igbo region of southeastern Nigeria, Chima Korieh points the way to a more complex and inclusive approach to this issue. Using agricultural change as a lens through which to view socio-economic and cultural change, political struggle, and colonial hegemony, Korieh shows that regional dynamics and local responses also played vital roles in this era of transformation. British attempts to modernize the densely populated Igbo region were focused largely on intensive production of palm oil as a cash crop for export and on the assumption of male dominance within a conventional western hierarchy. This colonial agenda, however, collided with a traditional culture in which females played important social and political roles and male status was closely tied to yam cultivation. Drawing on an astonishing array of sources, including oral interviews, newspapers, private journals, and especially letters of petition from local farmers and traders, Korieh puts the reader in direct contact with ordinary people, evoking a feeling of what it was like to live through the era. As such, The Land Has Changed reveals colonial interactions as negotiated encounters between officials and natives and challenges simplistic notions of a hegemonic colonial state and a compliant native population.Africa, missing voices series.Igbo (African people)AgricultureHistoryNigeria, EasternWomen, IgboSocial conditionsNigeria, EasternIgbo (African people)HistoryNigeria, EasternIgbo (African people)Economic conditionsIgbo (African people)Social conditionsAgricultureHistoryAgricultureHistorySocial aspectsAgriculture and stateHistoryIgbo (African people)AgricultureHistoryWomen, IgboSocial conditionsIgbo (African people)HistoryIgbo (African people)Economic conditionsIgbo (African people)Social conditionsAgricultureHistoryAgricultureHistorySocial aspectsAgriculture and stateHistory306.3/490966946Korieh Chima J801809PQKBUkMaJRUBOOK9910141820003321The land has changed2032436UNINA