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Politics and Society in South Eastern Nigeria 1841 – 1906 A Study of Power, Diplomacy and Commerce in Old Calabar

348 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

348 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

348 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

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For nearly 500 years Calabar has had one of the longest unbroken contacts with Europe of any port on the West African coast. Originally published in 1972, this book outlines the political and social development of Calabar during one of the most crucial periods of its history. While previous studies which have peripherally touched on Calabar have seen external factors as the most dynamic force in... Read more

1.Structural Organization of Calabar Society 2. Social Change, 1841-56 3. Internal Politics & External Factors, 1841-58 4. Economic Stress: The 1860s 5. Lineage Rivalries: The 1870s and 1880s 6. The New Structure of Power, 1885-1906 7. The New Economic Forces, 1885-1906 8. Conclusion: The Primacy of Internal Factors. Appendices: A. The Structural Genealogy of the Efik B. A Note on Efik Names C. The Volume and Value of Trade in the Bights of Benin and Biafra in the Nineteenth Century E. List of Towns Represented on the Native Council of Old Calabar, 1903 F. British Consuls and High Commissioners in the Bights.

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Biography

Kannan K. Nair was Deptuy Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the former University of Malaya.

Critics' Reviews

Original Review of Politics and Society in South Eastern Nigeria:

‘The African complexities emerge here because the author, aware of many dimensions, has done a careful and thoughtful piece of research.’ Jean Herskovits, SUNY.

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