The Ogoni of the Eastern Niger Delta
Subtitle: an economic, political and cultural analysis from settlement to the present
By: Sonpie Kpone-Tonwe
Publisher: Safari Books
Published: 2021
Place of publication: Nigeria
Language: eng
Number of pages: 428
ISBN-13: 9789785769685; 9789785769678
Subjects: Ogoni (African people); History; Nigeria
Description: The Ogoni of the Eastern Niger Delta are an ancient African community in Southern Nigeria, whose history dates back to BC times. Their history is rich in customs, traditions, economics, politics and culture, which date back to Herodotus, the Greek historian, who wrote about the "Silent Trade in West Africa", in the 4th century BC, a story also reported by the Ogoni in their oral tradition. Scholars frequently relate the history of West Africa to the coming of the white man into the region. The Ogoni of the Eastern Niger Delta shows that the colonialists later came to see a lot of innovations by the Ogoni; such as trade, money, industry, agriculture, leadership training, government, law, music, sea travel, war and more. [Back cover].
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 363-375) and index.