Book

Ibo politics: the role of ethnic unions in Eastern Nigeria

Harvard University PressCambridge, Mass.Published In 1971 • Pages:

By: Smock, Audrey C..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This source is an examination of the role of ethnic unions in micro-political systems and their effect on local political development (p. 3). The author examines ethnic improvement unions in Abiriba, a large village-group in Bende Division and in Mbaise, a County Council area in Owerri Division. She also examines their counterparts in the city of Port Harcourt. The ethnic unions varied in their functions and importance. Their political functions depended upon their ethnic context.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Insurance
Districts
Political parties
Elections
Urban and rural life
Cities
Towns
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Igbo
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2003
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Africa
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Western Africa
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
Book
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Political Scientist
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Marlene Martin ; 1980-1981
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1966
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
ca. 1941-1966
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
eastern Nigeria
NotesAdditional notes
[by] Audrey C. Smock
Insurance (456) was used for ethnic unions and Tribe and Nation (619) was used for the Ibo State Union.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-267)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
70134328
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Igbo (African people)