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Yoruba hometowns : community, identity, and development in Nigeria
- Title
- Yoruba hometowns : community, identity, and development in Nigeria / Lillian Trager.
- Author
- Trager, Lillian, 1947-2006
- Publication
- Boulder, Colo. : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2001.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book/Text | Use in library | DT515.45.Y67 T73 2001 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- x, 299 pages; 24 cm
- Summary
- "The pattern of migrants maintaining strong ties with their home communities is particularly common in sub-Saharan Africa, where it has important social, cultural, political, and economic implications. This book explores the significance of hometown connections for civil society and local development in Nigeria. Rich ethnographic description and case studies illustrate the links that the Ijesa Yoruba maintain with their communities of origin - links that both help to shape social identity and contribute to local development." "Trager also examines indigenous concepts of "development," demonstrating how the Ijesa Yoruba bring their understandings of development to efforts in their own communities. Placing her work in the context of national political and economic change, she raises questions about the motivations, implications, and consequences of local development efforts, not only for the communities and their members but also for the larger polity."--Jacket.
- Subject
- Yoruba (African people) > Kinship
- Yoruba (African people) > Ethnic identity
- Philosophy, Yoruba
- Community life > Nigeria > Ijeshaland
- Community development > Nigeria > Ijeshaland
- Rural development > Nigeria > Ijeshaland
- Community development
- Community life
- Manners and customs
- Rural development
- Joruba (volk)
- Arbeidsmigratie
- Zelfhulporganisaties
- Investeringen
- Dorpen
- Philosophy, Yoruba > Nigeria > Ijesa Region
- Community life > Nigeria > Ijesa Region
- Community development > Nigeria > Ijesa Region
- Rural development > Nigeria > Ijesa Region
- Ijeshaland (Nigeria) > Social life and customs
- Nigeria > Ijeshaland
- Ijesa Region (Nigeria) > Social life and customs
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-290) and index.
- Contents
- 1. Introduction -- 2. Community-Day Celebrations: A New Tradition at Home -- 3. Knowing Your Place: The Hometown and Identity -- 4. "We Are Just Sojourners Here": Ijesa Migration -- 5. "We Love Ourselves Abroad": Hometown Organizations and Their Members -- 6. Ceremonies and Celebrations: The Symbolism of Hometown Links -- 7. Local Development and the Economic Crisis -- 8. Self-Help and the Practice of Local Development in Ijesaland -- 9. The Elusive Goal of Unity: Politics, Conflict, and Morality -- 10. Conclusion: Communities and Development.
- ISBN
- 1555879497
- 9781555879495
- 1555879810
- 9781555879815
- LCCN
- 00066503
- OCLC
- ocm45393528
- 45393528
- SCSB-1219571
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library