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The man-leopard murders : history and society in colonial Nigeria / / David Pratten [[electronic resource]]



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Autore: Pratten David Visualizza persona
Titolo: The man-leopard murders : history and society in colonial Nigeria / / David Pratten [[electronic resource]] Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Edinburgh : , : Edinburgh University Press, , 2007
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (425 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
Disciplina: 363.25952309669
Soggetto topico: Murder - Investigation - Nigeria, Southern
Anang (African people) - Nigeria, Southern
Soggetto geografico: Nigeria, Southern Social conditions
Nigeria History 1900-1960
Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; Glossary; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Of Leopards and Leaders; Chapter 3 Resistance and Revival; Chapter 4 Progressives and Power; Chapter 5 War and Public; Chapter 6 Inlaws and Outlaws; Chapter 7 Divinations and Delegations; Chapter 8 The Politics of Improvement; Chapter 9 Echoes of Ekpe Owo; Notes; References; Index
Sommario/riassunto: This book is an account of murder and politics in Africa, and an historical ethnography of southern Annang communities during the colonial period. Its narrative leads to events between 1945 and 1948 when the imperial gaze of police, press and politicians was focused on a series of mysterious deaths in south-eastern Nigeria attributed to the 'man-leopard society'. These murder mysteries, reported as the 'biggest, strangest murder hunt in the world', were not just forensic but also related to the broad historical impact of commercial, Christian and colonial aid relations on Annang society.
Titolo autorizzato: The man-leopard murders  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-7486-7065-3
1-281-25210-7
9786611252106
0-7486-3100-3
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910781826303321
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Serie: International African library ; ; 34.