Ekene / Acknowledgments
Nkwado / The Preparation: All Trees Grow in the Forest, but the
Ora Singled Itself Out
Nkowa / The Introduction: Unspoken, Blame the Mouth; Unheard, Blame
the Ear
1. Oge Nwatakili: The Time of Childhood, ca. 1880–1895
2. Mgbakpu Ahebi: Exile in Igalaland, ca. 1895–1916
3. Performing Masculinities: Homecoming—and She Becomes a Man, ca.
1916–1948
4. Inside King Ahebi's Palace, ca. 1916–1948
5. Mastering Masculinities: Ekpe Ahebi Masquerade—the Final Insult,
ca. 1931–1948
Mmechi / The Conclusion: Ahebi Today—the Works That We Do Are the
Things by Which We Are Remembered
Appendix: Select Criminal and Civil Cases in Nsukka Division,
1921–1935
Glossary of Enugu-Ezike Chronological Terms
Glossary of Igbo, Igala, and Akpoto Words
Notes
Bibliography
Index
An Igbo woman becomes king at a time of extraordinary change in Africa
Nwando Achebe is Professor of History at Michigan State University. She is author of Farmers, Traders, Warriors, and Kings: Female Power and Authority in Northern Igboland, 1900–1960.
"An important contribution to the study of modern African history. It will be of special interest to scholars of African history, women's studies, and comparative politics." Anene Ejikeme, Trinity University "An unusual biography and a compelling tale about the life of an extraordinary woman." Stephan F. Miescher, University of California, Santa Barbara "Nwando Achebe carefully illuminates and documents the life and times of a remarkable Igbo woman, unveiling a hitherto little known, albeit important, detail of Nigeria's colonial history." International Journal of African Historical Studies "The Female King of Colonial Nigeria is the story of a woman, Ahebi Ugbabe, who rose from the status of a local girl and commercial sex worker to that of a village headman, a warrant chief and a king... Achebe's study of Ahebi Ugbabe is significant because it salvaged the history of a woman who became the only warrant chief in colonial Nigeria, and perhaps Africa. Her book distinguishes between Western concepts of gender and sexuality, and the indigenous meanings of these concepts in an African setting... Nwando Achebe's book is well-written, amply researched, and efficiently documented. It is a major contribution to African history and the practice of oral history. It also offers African-based insights and interpretations to various Western concepts in gender and sexuality studies." - Ogechukwu Ezekwem, Reviews in History, March 2013
"An important contribution to the study of modern African history. It will be of special interest to scholars of African history, women's studies, and comparative politics." Anene Ejikeme, Trinity University "An unusual biography and a compelling tale about the life of an extraordinary woman." Stephan F. Miescher, University of California, Santa Barbara "Nwando Achebe carefully illuminates and documents the life and times of a remarkable Igbo woman, unveiling a hitherto little known, albeit important, detail of Nigeria's colonial history." International Journal of African Historical Studies "The Female King of Colonial Nigeria is the story of a woman, Ahebi Ugbabe, who rose from the status of a local girl and commercial sex worker to that of a village headman, a warrant chief and a king... Achebe's study of Ahebi Ugbabe is significant because it salvaged the history of a woman who became the only warrant chief in colonial Nigeria, and perhaps Africa. Her book distinguishes between Western concepts of gender and sexuality, and the indigenous meanings of these concepts in an African setting... Nwando Achebe's book is well-written, amply researched, and efficiently documented. It is a major contribution to African history and the practice of oral history. It also offers African-based insights and interpretations to various Western concepts in gender and sexuality studies." - Ogechukwu Ezekwem, Reviews in History, March 2013
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