The female king of colonial Nigeria : Ahebi Ugbabe /
Nwando Achebe presents the fascinating history of an Igbo woman, Ahebi Ugbabe, who became king in colonial Nigeria. Ugbabe was exiled from Igboland, became a prostitute, traveled widely, and learned to speak many languages. She became a close companion of Nigerian Igala kings and the British officer...
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Table of Contents:
- The introduction : unspoken, blame the mouth; unheard, blame the ear
- Oge Nwatakili : the time of childhood, ca. 1880-1895
- Mgbakpu Ahebi : exile in Igalaland, ca. 1895-1916
- Performing masculinities : homecoming--and she becomes a man, ca. 1916-1948
- Inside King Ahebi's palace, ca. 1916-1948
- Mastering masculinities : Ekpe Ahebi masquerade, the final insult, ca. 1931-1948
- The conclusion : Ahebi today : the works that we do are the things by which we are remembered
- Appendix: Select criminal and civil cases in Nsukka Division, 1921-1935
- Glossary of Enugu-Ezike chronological terms
- Glossary of Igbo, Igala, and Akpoto words.
