Gloria Chuku
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 1079115 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Gloria Chuku |
| PRENOMES | Gloria |
| SOBRENOME | Chuku |
| ASSINATURA | CHUKU G |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of Maryland, Baltimore County |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3692-4363 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 19 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 35 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 18 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 1 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1995 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2023 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
The Persistence of Slavery
Ironically, the abolition of the slave trade and the emancipation of the enslaved were among the European justifications for the colonization of Africa. Yet, enslavement and pawning—a practice where children were left with creditors as loan collateral until debtors repaid their loans—persisted if not intensified under new legal, economic, political, and social conditions unleashed by European colonial rule in Africa. In The Persistence of Slavery…
Youth Activism and Ethnic Violence in Nigeria
Scholarship on violent conflicts in Africa has often constructed two images of the youth: the powerless victims deprived of any human agency and the ruthless perpetrators of acts of violence seen in many cases of child soldiers, armed militias, rapists and looters. Relying on interviews, archival materials and other sources, this article examines youth activities in Nigeria during the decolonisation politics and the first decade of independence, …
Igbo historiography
Igbo historiography has advanced since the publication of the epic narrative of Olaudah Equiano in 1789 and its different versions, especially that of Paul Edwards, a British literary historian in 1969. The main objective of this essay is to demonstrate the vitality and diversity of Igbo historical studies and provide informative and thoughtful interpretations of its strengths and weaknesses. In three parts, the essay examines the origin, dispers…
I gbo historiography
Igbo historiography has advanced since the publication of the epic narrative of Olaudah Equiano in 1789 and its different versions, especially that of Paul Edwards, a British literary historian in 1969. The main objective of this essay is to demonstrate the vitality and diversity of Igbo historical studies and provide informative and thoughtful interpretations of its strengths and weaknesses. In three parts, the essay examines the origin, dispers…
Igbo historiography
Igbo historiography has advanced since the publication of the epic narrative of Olaudah Equiano in 1789 and its different versions, especially that of Paul Edwards, a British literary historian in 1969. The main objective of this essay is to demonstrate the vitality and diversity of Igbo historical studies and provide informative and thoughtful interpretations of its strengths and weaknesses. In three parts, the essay examines the origin, dispers…
Jeremiah I. Dibua. Development and Diffusionism
African Intellectuals as Cultural Nationalists
The Igbo Intellectual Tradition
In this groundbreaking collection, leading historians, Africanists, and other scholars document the life and work of twelve Igbo intellectuals who, educated within European traditions, came to terms w
Nwanyibuife Flora Nwapa, Igbo Culture and Womenâ s Studies
Adiele Afigbo and the Development of Igbo and Nigerian Historical Studies
Adiele Afigbo and the Development of Igbo and Nigerian Historical Studies
This chapter examines Afigbo’s enduring legacy to the development of Igbo historical studies, an area where his stellar accomplishments have been unrivaled. In addition, his impressive contribution to the development of Nigerian and African historiographical traditions as well as his ability to maintain a balance of analysis in his local, national and continental historical inquiries are analyzed. Fundamentally, Afigbo achieved a distinction in h…
Kenneth Dike
Kenneth Onwuka Dike was a trailblazer in defense of African culture and historical studies. His African-centered orientation contributed to the development of historical consciousness of Africa, and the popularization of the use of oral sources and material culture in African historical method. He played a critical role in the rise of modern African historiography. Drawing primarily from his publications and augmented with studies about him and h…
Pius Nwabufo Okigbo
Igbo Intellectual Tradition
Igbo Women and Economic Transformation in Southeastern Nigeria, 1900-1960
Introduction 1. The Igbo Region Before 1900: A Survey 2. Women in the Economy Before 1900 3. We Hold Our Families' Bowls: Colonialism, Women, Agriculture and Food Processing 4. Double Endowments or Double-Edged Sword? Women, Crafts and Local Industries 5. Trade and the New Economic Order 6. If Not For Trade, Who Would Have Given Us Wealth? The Women Traders 7. The Untouchable Vultures: Women in Resistance Movements 8. Conclusion: Igbo Women's Eco…
The Feminization of Development Processes in Africa
Preface Introduction Trends and Conundrums in the Feminization of Development Processes in Africa by Valentine Udoh James Sociopolitical Development Processes Women and Politics in Nigeria: An Appraisal by Kofi Johnson and R. Babatunde Oyinade Women's Empowerment and the Anthropology of Participatory Development by Ester Igandu Njiro Looking at African Women: Media Representations of Feminism, Human Rights, and Development by Amy Beer and Christi…
From Petty Traders to International Merchants
Gloria Ifeoma Chuku, From Petty Traders to International Merchants: A Historical Account of Three IGBO Women of Nigeria in Trade and Commerce, 1886 to 1970, African Economic History, No. 27 (1999), pp. 1-22
Women in the Economy of Igboland, 1900 to 1970
Igbo women and political participation in Nigeria, 1800s-2005
The participation of African women in the political processes of their respective societies is an area that has attracted much scholarly attention. While some works have focused on women's roles in indigenous African political organization, others have traced the history of their engagement in politics from the colonial period to decolonization and the achievement of independence.1 From the corpus of literature on the participation of African wom…
Igbo Women and Economic Transformation in Southeastern Nigeria, 1900-1960
Introduction 1. The Igbo Region Before 1900: A Survey 2. Women in the Economy Before 1900 3. We Hold Our Families' Bowls: Colonialism, Women, Agriculture and Food Processing 4. Double Endowments or Double-Edged Sword? Women, Crafts and Local Industries 5. Trade and the New Economic Order 6. If Not For Trade, Who Would Have Given Us Wealth? The Women Traders 7. The Untouchable Vultures: Women in Resistance Movements 8. Conclusion: Igbo Women's Eco…
From Petty Traders to International Merchants
Gloria Ifeoma Chuku, From Petty Traders to International Merchants: A Historical Account of Three IGBO Women of Nigeria in Trade and Commerce, 1886 to 1970, African Economic History, No. 27 (1999), pp. 1-22
Women in the Economy of Igboland, 1900 to 1970
African Intellectuals as Cultural Nationalists
Women in the Economy of Igboland, 1900 to 1970
From Petty Traders to International Merchants
Gloria Ifeoma Chuku, From Petty Traders to International Merchants: A Historical Account of Three IGBO Women of Nigeria in Trade and Commerce, 1886 to 1970, African Economic History, No. 27 (1999), pp. 1-22
The Feminization of Development Processes in Africa
Preface Introduction Trends and Conundrums in the Feminization of Development Processes in Africa by Valentine Udoh James Sociopolitical Development Processes Women and Politics in Nigeria: An Appraisal by Kofi Johnson and R. Babatunde Oyinade Women's Empowerment and the Anthropology of Participatory Development by Ester Igandu Njiro Looking at African Women: Media Representations of Feminism, Human Rights, and Development by Amy Beer and Christi…
Igbo Women and Economic Transformation in Southeastern Nigeria, 1900-1960
Introduction 1. The Igbo Region Before 1900: A Survey 2. Women in the Economy Before 1900 3. We Hold Our Families' Bowls: Colonialism, Women, Agriculture and Food Processing 4. Double Endowments or Double-Edged Sword? Women, Crafts and Local Industries 5. Trade and the New Economic Order 6. If Not For Trade, Who Would Have Given Us Wealth? The Women Traders 7. The Untouchable Vultures: Women in Resistance Movements 8. Conclusion: Igbo Women's Eco…
The Igbo Intellectual Tradition
In this groundbreaking collection, leading historians, Africanists, and other scholars document the life and work of twelve Igbo intellectuals who, educated within European traditions, came to terms w
Nwanyibuife Flora Nwapa, Igbo Culture and Womenâ s Studies
Adiele Afigbo and the Development of Igbo and Nigerian Historical Studies
Adiele Afigbo and the Development of Igbo and Nigerian Historical Studies
This chapter examines Afigbo’s enduring legacy to the development of Igbo historical studies, an area where his stellar accomplishments have been unrivaled. In addition, his impressive contribution to the development of Nigerian and African historiographical traditions as well as his ability to maintain a balance of analysis in his local, national and continental historical inquiries are analyzed. Fundamentally, Afigbo achieved a distinction in h…
Kenneth Dike
Kenneth Onwuka Dike was a trailblazer in defense of African culture and historical studies. His African-centered orientation contributed to the development of historical consciousness of Africa, and the popularization of the use of oral sources and material culture in African historical method. He played a critical role in the rise of modern African historiography. Drawing primarily from his publications and augmented with studies about him and h…
Pius Nwabufo Okigbo
Igbo Intellectual Tradition
Jeremiah I. Dibua. Development and Diffusionism
African Intellectuals as Cultural Nationalists
Igbo historiography
Igbo historiography has advanced since the publication of the epic narrative of Olaudah Equiano in 1789 and its different versions, especially that of Paul Edwards, a British literary historian in 1969. The main objective of this essay is to demonstrate the vitality and diversity of Igbo historical studies and provide informative and thoughtful interpretations of its strengths and weaknesses. In three parts, the essay examines the origin, dispers…
I gbo historiography
Igbo historiography has advanced since the publication of the epic narrative of Olaudah Equiano in 1789 and its different versions, especially that of Paul Edwards, a British literary historian in 1969. The main objective of this essay is to demonstrate the vitality and diversity of Igbo historical studies and provide informative and thoughtful interpretations of its strengths and weaknesses. In three parts, the essay examines the origin, dispers…
Igbo historiography
Igbo historiography has advanced since the publication of the epic narrative of Olaudah Equiano in 1789 and its different versions, especially that of Paul Edwards, a British literary historian in 1969. The main objective of this essay is to demonstrate the vitality and diversity of Igbo historical studies and provide informative and thoughtful interpretations of its strengths and weaknesses. In three parts, the essay examines the origin, dispers…
Youth Activism and Ethnic Violence in Nigeria
Scholarship on violent conflicts in Africa has often constructed two images of the youth: the powerless victims deprived of any human agency and the ruthless perpetrators of acts of violence seen in many cases of child soldiers, armed militias, rapists and looters. Relying on interviews, archival materials and other sources, this article examines youth activities in Nigeria during the decolonisation politics and the first decade of independence, …
The Persistence of Slavery
Ironically, the abolition of the slave trade and the emancipation of the enslaved were among the European justifications for the colonization of Africa. Yet, enslavement and pawning—a practice where children were left with creditors as loan collateral until debtors repaid their loans—persisted if not intensified under new legal, economic, political, and social conditions unleashed by European colonial rule in Africa. In The Persistence of Slavery…
Igbo women and political participation in Nigeria, 1800s-2005
The participation of African women in the political processes of their respective societies is an area that has attracted much scholarly attention. While some works have focused on women's roles in indigenous African political organization, others have traced the history of their engagement in politics from the colonial period to decolonization and the achievement of independence.1 From the corpus of literature on the participation of African wom…
African history and culture studies (13 obras) · Igbo (10 obras) · Sociology (10 obras) · History (9 obras) · Philosophy (8 obras) · African studies and sociopolitical issues (7 obras) · Political science (7 obras) · Colonialism (6 obras) · Gender Studies (5 obras) · Historiography (5 obras)