The Izon of the Niger Delta

The Izon of the Niger Delta
Author: Ebiegberi Joe Alagoa
Publisher: African Books Collective
Total Pages: 872
Release: 2009-12-29
Genre: History
ISBN: 9788195423

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The Izon of the Niger Delta is a global history of the Izon, Ijo, or Ijaw people from their homelands in the Niger Delta, through Nigeria, the West and Central African coastlands, and in the Africa diaspora into Europe, the America's and the Caribbean. It is a preliminary study which raises questions and opens ground for further research. The book provides chapters that take an overview of issues on the environment of the Niger Delta, an analysis of the Ijo population, the language, culture, resources, history and linkage to the rest of Nigeria and the world. In effect these chapters provide a synopsis of the Ijo in the past and their situation in the present.

A History of the Niger Delta

A History of the Niger Delta
Author: Ebiegberi Joe Alagoa
Publisher:
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2005
Genre: History
ISBN:

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The first title in a planned series of classic texts, written and published in Africa, on the history and culture of the Niger Delta. Long out of print, this book brings together oral traditional evidence and all other available historical material including the work of the eminent historian of the Niger Delta, Kenneth Owuka Dike. The study is an attempt to reconstruct the early history of the Ijo people of the Niger Delta, from the nineteenth century, using their own mostly oral traditions. The work has been considerably revised and updated to include material and research conclusions from the ongoing Ijo History Project on Niger Delta history chaired by the author.

The Early History of the Niger Delta

The Early History of the Niger Delta
Author: Ebiegberi Joe Alagoa
Publisher: Buske Verlag
Total Pages: 252
Release: 1988
Genre: Archaeology
ISBN: 9783871188480

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The Rivers Frontier

The Rivers Frontier
Author: Titi Horsfall
Publisher: Deep River Books LLC
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019-11
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781632694911

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The rivers frontier is a historic work on the Rivers State indigences of Nigeria's Eastern Niger Delta. It encapsulates their journey from the earliest records to the present. This book details their early encounters with Europeans; views on their settlements, languages, and culture; their kings and leaders of the pre-colonial, colonial, post-colonial, and modern era, as well as highlights from these periods. Through the centuries, the land of the Eastern Niger Delta has remained an economic jewel. Each succeeding global economic demand has been matched with more than proportionate availability. The Rivers Frontier is a history book with a modern twist, that would enable its readers connect with the past, acknowledge the sacrifices and heroic deeds previously made, and stir a contemplation of the future, with the understanding that the world we have today is ours to preserve for those yet to come -- page 4 of cover.

The Literature and Arts of the Niger Delta

The Literature and Arts of the Niger Delta
Author: Tanure Ojaide
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 285
Release: 2021-04-19
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1000379051

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This book examines the depiction of the Delta region of Nigeria through literature and other cultural art forms. The Niger Delta has been thrust into the global limelight due to resource extraction and conflict, but it is also a region with a rich culture, environment, and heritage. The creative imagination of the area’s artists has been fuelled by the area’s pressing concerns of indigenous peoples, minority discourse, environmental degradation, climate change, multinational corporations' greed, dictatorship, and people’s struggle for control of their resources. Taking a holistic approach to the Niger Delta experience, this book showcases artistic responses from literature, visual arts, and performances (such as masquerades, dances, and festivals). Chapters cover authors, artists, and performers such as Ben Okri, Ken Saro-Wiwa, Isidore Okpewho, J.P. Clark, and Bruce Onobrakpeya, as well as topics like the famous Benin bronze figures and Urhobo Udje dance. Affirming the wealth and diversity of the region which continues to inspire creative artistic productions, The Literature and Arts of the Niger Delta will be of interest to researchers of African literature, arts, and other cultural productions.