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Periodical article | Leiden University catalogue | WorldCat |
Title: | Patterns of Igbo Resistance to British Conquest |
Author: | Afigbo, A.E. |
Year: | 1973 |
Periodical: | Tarikh |
Volume: | 4 |
Issue: | 3 |
Pages: | 14-23 |
Language: | English |
Geographic term: | Nigeria |
Subjects: | resistance colonialism Peoples of Africa (Ethnic Groups) History and Exploration |
Abstract: | There were three main types of Igbo resistance to the British military challenge. 1) Communities which were not prepared to go into any diplomatic negotiations with the British and reached out for their guns and matchets as their response (Ika Igbo); 2) Communities which negotiated with the British and their messengers hoping to keep them away from their territories but resorted to armed resistance later (Aro); 3) Communities which did everything possible to avoid armed encounters, relying instead on magic and the intervention of their gods. The conclusion is that the pattern of resistance adopted by each community could be related to the structure of their society and the circumstances of the time. Bibl., photograhp. |