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On imperial spectacle: the dialectics of seeing in colonial Nigeria

Authors :
Apter, Andrew
Source :
Comparative Studies in Society and History. July, 2002, Vol. 44 Issue 3, p564, 33 p.
Publication Year :
2002

Abstract

The relationship between the rulers and the ruled in colonial Nigeria is examined. The author, analyzing ethnographic photography, argues colonized people often behaved and performed 'tradition' in a manner decided for them by the colonizers.

Subjects

Subjects :
Nigeria -- Social aspects
Colonization -- Social aspects
Nigerians -- Social aspects
Manners and customs -- Political aspects
History
Sociology and social work

Details

ISSN :
00104175
Volume :
44
Issue :
3
Database :
Gale General OneFile
Journal :
Comparative Studies in Society and History
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsgcl.92131322

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