Title: Indigenous political structures and governance in Nigeria /
Authors: Vaughan, Olufemi
Publisher: Bookcraft Ltd.,
Year: 2004
Subjects: Tribal government Nigeria.; Local government Nigeria; Chiefdoms Nigeria History.; Nigeria Politics and government.
Contents: Introduction / Olufemi Vaughan -- Traditional rulers, governance and the postcolonial state / F.O. Nyemutu Roberts -- Chieftaincy politics in Nigeria / Olufemi Vaughan -- Between "traditional" and "ruler" : the making of contested retribalizations / Eghosa E. Osaghae -- Women chiefs in Ibadan public life, 1893-1997 / LaRay Denzer -- Obas and party politics : the emergence of postcolonial political identity in Ijebu-Remo, 1948-1966 / Insa Nolte -- Political appellation in Yoruba literature / Adélékè Adééko -- "Elders-still-exist" : socio-cultural groups and political participation in colonial Ibadan / O.A. Adeboye -- Cultural forms, social cohesion and Igbo political communities : the Aladinma Juridical Model in focus / Obinna I. Ihunna -- Indigenous Igbo political philosophy and the quest for political legitimacy in Africa / Chris Okechukwu Uroh -- Traditional rulers and governance : a case study of Igboland / Edlyne E. Anugwom -- Indigenous political structures and the Nigerian State : the taming of the sultanate / Wale Adebanwi.