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Culture summaryessay 2003 • Amadiume, Ifi
Igbo • Africa > Western Africa
This is a culture summary of the Igbo. Information is presented on major aspects of Igbo culture....Afrikan matriarchal foundationsBook 1987 • Amadiume, Ifi
Igbo • Africa > Western Africa
In this work, Amadiume attempts to demonstrate that Igbo societies are based on a matriarchal foundation, as is the case in most of Africa. In her analysis of the data the author describes the many ways in which Igbo women generate and manipulate ide...Male daughters, female husbandsBook 1987 • Amadiume, Ifi
Igbo • Africa > Western Africa
The fieldwork for this study, dealing primarily with women's roles in Igbo society, was conducted by the author in 1980-1982 in the town of Nnobi, Idemili division, Anambra State, Nigeria. The monograph is divided into three major periods: Pre-Coloni...