Yoruba hometowns : community, identity, and development in Nigeria /

Yoruba hometowns : community, identity, and development in Nigeria /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Trager, Lillian, 1947-
Format: Book (Paper)
Published: Boulder, Colo. : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2001
Subjects:
Community development > Nigeria > Ijesa Region
Community life > Nigeria > Ijesa Region.
Philosophy, Yoruba > Nigeria > Ijesa Region.
Rural development > Nigeria > Ijesa Region.
Yoruba (African people) > Ethnic identity.
Yoruba (African people) > Kinship.
Ijesa Region (Nigeria) > Social life and customs
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Institutions: Thư viện Trường Đại học Đà Lạt
Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: 1 Introduction
  • 2 Community-Day Celebrations: A New Tradition at Home
  • 3 Knowing Your Place: The Hometown and Identity
  • 4 "We Are Just Sojourners Here": Ijesa Migration
  • 5 "We Love Ourselves Abroad":
  • Hometown Organizations and Their Members
  • 6 Ceremonies and Celebrations:
  • The Symbolism of Hometown Links
  • 7 Local Development and the Economic Crisis
  • 8 Self-Help and the Practice of Local Development in Ijesaland
  • 9 The Elusive Goal of Unity: Politics, Conflict, and Morality
  • I Conclusion: Communities and Development.

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