Myth, history and society
Subtitle: the collected works of Adiele Afigbo
By: edited by Toyin Falola.
Contributors: Falola, Toyin.
Publisher: Africa World Press]
Published: 2005
Place of publication: [Trenton, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 634
Subjects: Nigeria -- Historiography; Africa -- Historiography
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: An introduction / Toyin Falola and Matthew Heaton; title: Historians, historiography and historical interpretations / Chima J. Korieh; title: Africanizing knowledge : the burden of academic historiography / Adebayo Oyebade; title: Eastern Nigerian historiography; title: The idea of Igbo history; title: Ibibio origin and migrations : a critique of methodology; title: Mono-causality and African historiography : the case of Efik society and international commerce; title: The "Bini mirage" and the history of south-central Nigeria; title: Oral tradition and the history of segmentary societies; title: Oral tradition and historical explanation : a case study from central southern Nigeria; title: The anthropology and historiography of central-south Nigeria before and since Igbo Ukwu; title: War and historical explanation in eastern Nigeria; title: The Aro phenomenon in the historiography and sociology of southeastern Nigeria; title: Oral tradition and history in eastern Nigeria; title: Southeastern Nigeria, the Niger-Benue confluence and the Benue in the pre-colonial period : some issues of historiography; title: Ancestral Igbo religion and cosmos and the idea of world religion; title: Some thoughts on the teaching of history in Nigeria; title: Myth, society and history; title: Fact and myth in Nigerian historiography; title: History and national development : the example of Nigeria; title: History, archaeology and the schools in Nigeria; title: Oral tradition and the political process in pre-colonial Nigeria; title: Textile art, culture and history in southern Nigeria; title: Myth, history and national orientation in Nigeria; title: History as statecraft; title: Of men and war, women and history; title: A reasessment of the historiography of the colonial period; title: On the poverty of contemporary African historiography; title: Monocausal explanations in african history : a prevalent distortion; title: K.O. Dike and the African historical renascence; title: Colonial historiography; title: African studies : an epistemology revisited; title: The Ibadan school of history : a comment; title: The evolution of historical consciousness in Africa and its implications for the development process; title: Ugwu Isi Oji or the Blackman in the context of global civilization; title: Black Africa's intellectual elite and the challenge of globalization; title: The Blackman, history and responsibility; title: Beelzebub on reparation for the African slave trade : contestations and refutations; title: Towards Africa without borders : Socrates, Dike and Black Africa's whoring elites.