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Periodical article | Leiden University catalogue | WorldCat |
Title: | Igbo warfare |
Author: | Ukpabi, S.C. |
Year: | 1978 |
Periodical: | Bulletin de l'Institut Fondamental d'Afrique Noire, Série B: Sciences humaines |
Volume: | 40 |
Issue: | 2 |
Pages: | 415-439 |
Language: | English |
Geographic term: | Nigeria |
Subjects: | Igbo military history |
Abstract: | An attempt is made to bring to light the type of army and the war machinery the Igbo people had, their inter-group relations and rivalry causing war and peace, the causes and effects of these conflicts, what was its role in stabilizing Igbi political systems and social order, how it was guided by the interest of the community as a whole, to what extent these operations are influenced by their social institutions, laws and taboos etc. Notes. |