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Constructions of belonging : Igbo communities and the Nigerian state in the twentieth century

ix, 388 pages : 24 cm "In times of globalization, the study of "the local" has gained relevance. Once a seemingly unproblematic concept of the unit within which everyday life is set, the local can no longer be taken for granted. It has to be analyzed as a result of historical change. African studies have long focused on local communities and their respective peculiarities and traditions, sometimes reifying their very character. In recent years, African history and anthropology deconstructed many old core concepts: ethnicity, community, and the state." "Constructions of Belonging applies these …