The Land Has Changed: History, Society, and Gender in Colonial Nigeria

by Chima J. Korieh

A century ago, agriculture was the dominant economic sector in much of Africa. By the 1990s, however, African farmers had declining incomes and were worse off, on average, than those who did not farm. Colonial policies, subsequent 'top-down' statism, and globalization are usually cited as primary causes of this long-term decline. In this unprecedented study of the Igbo region of southeastern Nigeria, Chima Korieh points the way to a more complex...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1552382680
• ISBN13: 9781552382684
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: University of Calgary Press
• Length: 390 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 8.9"