The man-leopard murders : history and society in colonial Nigeria / [electronic resource]
Pratten, David,author.
International African Institute,issuing body.
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.
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
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).
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.
Murder
Anang (African people)