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The Igbo Intellectual Tradition

Creative Conflict in African and African Diasporic Thought

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  1. Gloria Chuku

    1. University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Introduction

    • Gloria Chuku
    Pages 1-31

  3. Olaudah Equiano and the Foundation of Igbo Intellectual Tradition

    • Gloria Chuku
    Pages 33-65

  4. Nnamdi Azikiwe: The Triumph of Knowledge

    • John Oriji
    Pages 67-88

  5. Mbonu Ojike: An African Nationalist and Pan-Africanist

    • Gloria Chuku
    Pages 89-117

  6. Bishop Anthony Nwedo of Umuahia: Faith, Vision and Mission

    • Jude Aguwa
    Pages 119-135

  7. Kenneth Dike: The Father of Modern African Historiography

    • Gloria Chuku
    Pages 137-164

  8. Adiele Afigbo and the Development of Igbo and Nigerian Historical Studies

    • Gloria Chuku
    Pages 165-192

  9. Pius Nwabufo Okigbo: A Pragmatic Economist and an Intellectual Giant

    • Gloria Chuku
    Pages 193-222

  10. Ben Nwabueze and African Intellectual Tradition

    • Philip Aka
    Pages 223-248

  11. Chinua Achebe and the Development of Igbo/African Studies

    • Raphael Njoku
    Pages 249-266

  12. Nwanyibuife Flora Nwapa, Igbo Culture and Women’s Studies

    • Gloria Chuku
    Pages 267-293

  13. Helen Chukwuma: The Inimitable Advocate for African Women’s Empowerment

    • Christine Ohale
    Pages 295-309

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 311-342
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In this groundbreaking collection, leading historians, Africanists, and other scholars document the life and work of twelve Igbo intellectuals who, educated within European traditions, came to terms with the dominance of European thought while making significant contributions to African intellectual traditions.

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'This collection of biographical studies highlights the monumental contributions made by Igbo individuals to Nigerian and African politics, literature, history, and society. While the figures are fascinating on their own, they also point collectively to an intellectual tradition concerned with relating the local to wider currents and developments a process as relevant today as it was a century ago.' - Lisa A. Lindsay, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, USA

'This collection of essays, edited by the well-known scholar of the empowerment of African women, Professor Gloria Chuku, consists of eleven biographies of well-known Igbos from Nigeria. It includes the intellectual contributions of Oluadah Equiano, the politicians Nnamdi Azikiwe and Mbonu Ojike, the historians Kenneth Onwuka Dike and Adiele Afigbo, the novelists Chinua Achebe and Flora Nwapa, and the economist Pius Okigbo, among others. In each case we are shown how they dealt with problems from the pressures of colonialism and western culture in regards to their Igbo and Nigerian backgrounds. The collection reveals the presence of a younger generation of very bright Igbo scholars who authored the chapters, indicating that a strong Igbo intellectual tradition continues in their writing. This is a very useful pulling together of major historical figures in Igbo discourse, allowing for contrasts and comparisons of their lives, and showing that the Igbo contribution to African development has been considerable.' - Simon Ottenberg, Emeritus Professor, University of Washington, USA

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA

    Gloria Chuku

About the editor

Jude C. Aguwa, Mercy College, USA Philip C. Aka, Chicago State University, USA Gloria Chuku, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA Raphael Chijioke Njoku, University of Louisville, USA Christine Ohale, Chicago State University, USA John Oriji, California Polytechnic State University, USA

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Igbo Intellectual Tradition

  • Book Subtitle: Creative Conflict in African and African Diasporic Thought

  • Editors: Gloria Chuku

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137311290

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Gloria Chuku 2013

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-31128-3Published: 16 August 2013

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-45691-8Published: 16 August 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-31129-0Published: 27 April 2016

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 342

  • Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: African History, Modern History, Cultural History, Imperialism and Colonialism, Social History

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