Browsing UMBC Africana Studies by Author "Chuku, Gloria"

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Igbo historiography: Parts I, II, and III

Chuku, Gloria (John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2018-08-15)

Igbo historiography has advanced since the publication of the epic narrative of Olaudah Equiano in 1789 and its different versions, especially that of Paul Edwards, a British literary historian in 1969. The main objective ...
The Persistence of Slavery: An Economic History of Child Trafficking in Nigeria. By Robin Phylisia Chapdelaine (book review)

Chuku, Gloria (Oxford Academic, 2022-08-10)

Ironically, the abolition of the slave trade and the emancipation of the enslaved were among the European justifications for the colonization of Africa. Yet, enslavement and pawning—a practice where children were left with ...