Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. List of Illustrations vii
4. Notes on Orthography and Place Names viii
5. Acknowledgments ix
6. Introduction 1
7. Part I. Igboland: The Historical and Ethnographic Evidence
8. Introduction 15
9. 1 The Igbo Local Community: Historical and Anthropological Approaches 19
10. 2 Trans-local Connections and Precolonial Spheres of Influence: Nri “Hegemony” and Arochukwu 43
11. Part II. Creating Community from Outside
12. Introduction 65
13. 3 Drawing Boundaries, Making Chiefs: The Colonial State 69
14. 4 “Town People” and “Church People”: The Impact of Christianity 91
15. 5 Making a Larger Community: Igbo Ethnicity 111
16. 6 Federalism and Fear: Impact of Postcolonial State and Society since the 1970s 132
17. Part III. Creating Community from Within
18. Introduction 149
19. 7 Institutionalizing Community I: Town Unions 151
20. 8 Institutionalizing Community II: Traditional Rulers and Autonomous Communities 171
21. 9 Reconceptualizing Community: Local Histories 193
22. Part IV. Common Themes, Diverse Histories: Three Local Case Studies
23. Introduction 213
24. 10 The Politics of Competition and Fragmentation: Umuopara and Ohuhu 215
25. 11 “History” as Politics by Other Means: Enugwu-Ukwu in Umunri Clan 234
26. 12 Post-slavery and Marginalization: Nike 258
27. Conclusion: Making the Igbo “Town” in the Twentieth Century 281
28. Notes 297
29. Sources and Bibliography 343
30. Index 377