| Description |
1 online resource (xxvi, 218 pages, 14 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 160-214) and index. |
| Contents |
Appendix 4 -- Parallels: Oǹdó's Male & Female HierarchiesAppendix 5 -- The Songs of Ìjà Obìnrin 1985; Appendix 6 -- English Version of Questions for Structured Interview; Bibliography; Index. |
| Summary |
This fascinating ethnographic study investigates gendered power in contemporary Nigeria in order to provide an understanding of The Ondo Women's War of 1985. Sanctioned by Ondo's female chiefs in the name of their female king, this tax protest escalated into rebellion when ordinary women threatened the use of their ultimate weapon -their own nakedness. Focusing on a specific Yoruba case history, this book challenges many western feminist assumptions about women's lack of status in Africa. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Women, Yoruba -- Nigeria -- Ondo State -- Economic conditions.
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Women, Yoruba. |
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Nigeria -- Ondo State. |
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Economic conditions. |
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Women, Yoruba -- Nigeria -- Ondo State -- Social conditions.
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Social conditions. |
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Ondo State (Nigeria) -- History.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Olupona, Jacob K. (Jacob Kẹhinde), 1951-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Eames, Elizabeth Anne. Politics of Wealth in Southwestern Nigeria : Why Ondo's Women Went to War. Lewiston : The Edwin Mellen Press, ©2013 9780773443082 |
| ISBN |
9780773407671 (electronic book) |
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0773407677 (electronic book) |
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