Petition Writing and Negotiations of Colonialism in Igboland, 1892–1960
Lexington Books/Fortress Academic (Verlag)
978-1-6669-6692-3 (ISBN)
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Though many historians of colonial Africa are familiar with petitions preserved in archives, few have looked at what this genre of letter writing tells us about broader colonial society. In a meticulously researched and rich analysis, Petition Writing and Negotiations of Colonialism in Igboland, 1892–1960: African Voices in Ink fills this gap through the exploration of petitions written by Igbo petitioners in southeastern Nigeria to British officials which shows how these Igbo individuals influenced colonial decision-making. In challenging colonial authority through petition writing, Igbo petitioners used language of rights and justice to navigate the colonial system. By extracting African voices through a largely untapped archive of petitions, Bright Alozie provides insights into petition writing as a significant tool for understanding colonialism beyond the contestation of power and highlights petition writers’ agency and engagement with colonial administration. This book brings together transnational, historical, geographical, and gender perspectives to explore an archive of petitions and to inspire critical inquiry and further exploration of the intricate dynamics and multifaceted aspects of petition writing in colonial Igboland.
Bright Alozie is assistant professor of Black studies at Portland State University.
List of Figures
Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
Part I: African Voices, Imperial Dialogues, and the Evolution of Petition Writing
Introduction: On African Voices and Imperial Dialogues: Why Petitions Matter
Chapter One: An “Ancient Right”: Petition Writing and the British Empire
Chapter Two: From Traditions of Orality to “Voices in Ink”: Advent, Textual Analysis, and Dynamics of Petition Writing in Igboland, 1892―1900
Part II: Negotiating Colonialism: Locating African Voices via Selected Colonial Petitions
Chapter Three: “We Must Aright and Claim Genuine Rights of Ownership”: Voices of Land and Ownership
Chapter Four: “From “Pitiable Maidservants” to “Virtual Patriarchs”: Voices of Women and the Gendered Politics of Petitions
Chapter Five: “Sir, The Petition of Your Humble Servant, A Condemned Convict”: Voices Behind Bars and the Paradox of Colonial Punishment
Chapter Six: “A Privileged Dialogic Space”: Deference, Defiance, and Petition Writing during the World War Years
Chapter Seven: “Our Town is Underdeveloped . . . We Have No Amenities and All We Get Are Fees, Taxes, and Worries”: Negotiating Welfare and Development, 1940s―1960
Conclusion
Bibliography
About the Author
Erscheinungsdatum | 05.09.2024 |
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Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 158 x 236 mm |
Gewicht | 635 g |
Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Kommunikationswissenschaft | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung | |
ISBN-10 | 1-6669-6692-4 / 1666966924 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-6669-6692-3 / 9781666966923 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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