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  1. Illusions of Power: Nigeria in Transition
  2. Education and Cultural Change in Northern Nigeria, 1906-1966: A Study in the Creation of a Dependent Culture (Fountain Series in Education Studies) by Peter K. Tibenderana, P. K. Tibenderana, 2003-07
  3. Arrest The Music!: Fela and His Rebel Art and Politics (African Expressive Cultures) by Tejumola Olaniyan, 2004-10
  4. Igbo Women and Economic Transformation in Southeastern Nigeria, 1900-1960 (African Studies: History, Politics, Economics and Culture) by Gloria Chuku, 2004-12-30
  5. African Cultural Values: Igbo Political Leadership in Colonial Nigeria, 1900-1966 (African Studies: History, Politics, Economics and Culture) by Raphael Chijioke Njoku, 2006-06-27
  6. Hausaland Divided: Colonialism and Independence in Nigeria and Niger (Wilder House Series in Politics, History, and Culture) by William F. S. Miles, 1994-05
  7. Britain, Leftist Nationalists and the Transfer of Power in Nigeria, 1945-1965 (African Studies: History, Politics, Economics and Culture) by Hakeem Ibikunle Tijani, 2005-10-17
  8. The Nostalgic Drum: Essays on Literature, Drama and Culture by Femi Osofisan, 2001-03
  9. Family Matters: Feminist Concepts in African Philosophy of Culture (S U N Y Series in Feminist Philosophy) by Nkiru Nzegwu, 2006-03-02
  10. Nigerian-German Relations: The Role of Political Culture (Politikwissenschaft) by Adeolu Durotoye, 2002-10-01
  11. Nigerian Video Films: Revised Edition (Ohio RIS Africa Series) by Jonathan Haynes, 2000-08-30
  12. Yoruba Dance : The Semiotics of Movement and Body Attitude in a Nigerian Culture by Omofolabo S. Ajayi, 1998-02
  13. Studies in Yoruba History and Culture: Essays in Honour of: Professor S.O. Biobaku
  14. Hausa Medicine: Illness and Well Being in a West African Culture by L. Lewis, M.D. Wall, 1988-04

41. SOAS: Department Of The Languages And Cultures Of Africa At SOAS
Drama and theatre in africa; theatre for development; Tiv culture; to theAkan of Ghana and the Igbo of nigeria; literature and human rights in africa.
http://www.soas.ac.uk/staff/staff.cfm?deptid=6

42. West Africa: Afropop Region -- Mali, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Senegal, Cape Verde,
West africa, Mali, Ivory Coast, nigeria, Senegal, Cape Verde, Cameroon, Benin, In nation after nation, culture has proven a key to survival in the
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Though West Africans love and revere their musicians, they have not always granted them high social status. A griot may provide the soul of a good wedding party, but he can also be seen as a hustler, and nobody you'd want your daughter to marry. As in other regions of the continent, many a West African star's story begins with the tale of how he or she studied and played music despite parental objections. And frequently, success involved a period of exile. Though Britain and France have long withdrawn from West Africa, their capitals, London and Paris, have provided a vital pathway for musicians in search of an international career. As musicians have moved back and forth, cultural dialogue has continued, and the cities have become important production centers. Meanwhile, West Africa has built up its own studios and production facilities, especially in Lagos, Nigeria, Dakar, Senegal, and Abidjan, Ivory Coast, the region's recording industry capital. Music from West Africa in the Afropop Shop
Contributed by: Banning Eyre Back to Top Dedicated to African music and the music of the African Diaspora
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43. Art Of Africa - Web Resources And Image Links
Yoruba culture, African Prehistory, and Great Zimbabwe. nigeria, Benin 18cnigeria, Benin 19c nigeria, Igbo late 19c nigeria, Igbo 19c20c nigeria
http://www.art-and-archaeology.com/timelines/africa/africa.html
The Art of Africa (page 1 of 2)
Forward to page 2. General Resources
African Art
Images. Africans Art
African Art Collection
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Images. Ron Johnson, Humboldt State University (CA)
African Mythology
. Minneapolis Institute of Arts
African Pottery Forming
. Christopher Roy, University of Iowa
The Baobab Project
. Multimedia essays from Harvard University
Civilizations In Africa
, by Richard Hooker
Country-Specific
links from UPenn's African Studies page
G. I. Jones Photographic Archive
of masked dances (1930's)
Index on Africa
. General African links from a Norwegian NGO Links to African Art Mali Empire and Djenne Figures . Smithsonian National Museum of African Art SILS Art Image Browser: Africa . University of Michigan Timeline of Art History: Africa . Metropolitan Museum of Art Women In African Art . Jannea R. Prescott Yoruba Culture African Prehistory , and Great Zimbabwe . Richard Effland, Mesa Community College (AZ) Online Museum Exhibits Africa: The Art Of A Continent . Guggenheim Museum, NY African Art: Aesthetics and Meaning . Bayly Museum, University of Virginia at Charlottsville

44. Culture Without Context: Issue 6, Red Alert In Nigeria
Article on trade in illicit cultural material from nigeria. By Neil Brodie. nigerian art as endangered species, in Plundering africa s Past, eds.
http://www.mcdonald.cam.ac.uk/IARC/cwoc/issue6/Redalert.htm
Issue 6, Spring 2000
Red alert in Nigeria
Neil Brodie
O n 12 May ICOM (International Council of Museums) released its Red List which catalogues African antiquities under imminent threat of looting or theft. The list was drawn up at the AFRICOM-sponsored Workshop on the Protection of the African Cultural Heritage held in Amsterdam in October 1997 and contains eight categories of material, three of which are exclusively Nigerian, and one partly so. That nearly 50 per cent of the Red List is comprised of Nigerian material is a timely reminder of the depredations which that country continues to suffer. In recent times, the illicit trade in antiquities first began to worry Nigerians during the 1970s and as a result in 1972 Nigeria ratified the UNESCO Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property . In 1977 the National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM) was established to implement the National Commission for Museums and Monuments Decree no. 77 which, among other things, forbids any person unauthorized by the NCMM to buy or sell antiquities (jegede 1996, 128-31). During the 1980s, however, the looting continued and museums were increasingly targeted. In 1987 nine objects were stolen from the National Museum at Jos. Things deteriorated still further during the 1990s when it is estimated that 429 objects were stolen from 33 museums or institutions nationwide (Adeseri 1999b). The Red List reveals that between April 1993 and November 1994, for instance, 40 objects were stolen from the Ife museum while a few years later staff at the Owe Museum were viciously attacked and one was killed. 13 statues were removed from the National Museum of Esie in 1993 and a further 21 in 1995.

45. AllAfrica.com Arts, Culture And Entertainment
Southern africa Ministers of culture Descend On City, Namibia Economist nigeria Mr Bigg s Melodies Winner Emerges, This Day. South africa Embracing
http://allafrica.com/arts/

46. Nigeria: THE ALL-AFRICA INTERNET GUIDE: Nigeria
THE ALLafrica INTERNET GUIDE. culture. Nigerian Galleriahttp//www.nigeriangalleria.com/home.htm Provides an interesting range of culturalinformation
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NIGERIA Slow to take-off, the Internet is now relatively well developed with 12 ISPs servicing five cities. However rural areas still lack an efficient telephone network let alone Internet access. Web content is in English and several newspapers publish daily news online.
Web country code: ng general politics news culture
General
Ajuba City

A portal for Nigeria's Capital, with a business directory, cultural and entertainment guides, and links to news sites. Motherland Nigeria
http://www.motherlandnigeria.com/
An interesting introduction to Nigerian society and culture, with sections on names and their origins, recipes, proverbs, language and audio clips of music. Also an overview of the country's economy and government. Nigeria MasterWeb
A helpful portal site for Nigeria, including news and jobs. Nigeria.com
http://www.nigeria.com/
Portal site that can be personalized to suit your interests, with free email, classifieds, news, online shopping, and community forums. Politics
Federal Government of Nigeria
http://www.nopa.net/ Plenty of helpful information on government policy (including the much-vaunted anti-corruption act), a citizen's corner with opinion polls, and links to other official web sites.

47. Guardian Newspapers
Canada , Columbia, Brazil, Zimbabwe, Republique du Benin, Togo, Belize, St.Lucia, South africa among others, nigeria s culture and Tourism minister,
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SPORTS Home Abroad Golf Weekly Results FEATURES Focus Arts Media Science ... Agro Care Achebe gets fellowship in US, speaks at Cornell By Uduma Kalu B ARD College, in New York, United States, has established the Chinua Achebe Fellowship in Global African Studies. The fellowship is funded by a grant from Ford Foundation and the Anthropology and Africana Studies Programs in the US. A statement from Emily M. Darrow in Bard College made available to The Guardian, indicated that the fellowship had kicked off with Chinua Achebe, Kofi Anyidoho, Emmanuel Dongala, Helon Habila, and Caryl Phillips meeting on September 27. Habila will be in residence at Bard during 2005/06 as the first Chinua Achebe Fellow. The discussion will be moderated by Jesse Weaver Shipley, Director of Africana Studies at Bard College. The panel in celebrating Literature of the Middle Passage at Barnard College will have writers discuss Writing Africa: Politics and Dialogues around Africa and the African Diaspora. The conference is free and open to the public. It will begin at 7p.m in the multipurpose room of the Bertelsmann Campus Center. The five writers will discuss the politics, influences, and history of African and African Diaspora writing, exchanging ideas on the relationship of traditions and artistic expression, as well as exploring the dramatic movements of African political independence and their legacies.

48. Www.news2mail.com: Soc.Culture.Nigeria -- Nigerian Affairs, Society, Cultures, A
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49. Book List: Africa: West: Art, Culture, Music & Religion; History, Economics, Dev
(nigeria; a clash between Western science and African politics.) (nigeria;stories of the customs and cultures of a people in Eastern nigeria.)
http://www.ibike.org/bibliography/africa/africa-west.htm
Bibliography / Book List: Africa: West
West Africa Coast:
Index / Introduction
History and Economics
Literature and Proverbs
West Africa Interior (Sahel):
History and Economics
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Natural History
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Bashole, R., The African Religion of Brazil . Baltimore, 1978. Clark, P., West Africa and Islam . Edward Arnold, 1982. Gay, John and Cole, M., The New Mathematics and an Old Culture Green, M.M., Ibo Village Affairs . Praeger, 1964. Harley, G.W., Masks as Agents of Social Control in Northwest Liberia . Peabody. Herskovits, Melville J. and Frances S., (ed.) Dahomean Narrative: A Cross-Cultural Analysis . Northwestern Univ. Pr, 1998. Lystad, Robert A., The Ashanti: A Proud People . Rutgers, 1958. McNaughton, Patrcik R., The Mande Blacksmiths: Knowledge, Power and Art in West Africa . Indiana Univ., 1988. Rattray, Robert S.

50. Nigeria Culture, Nigeria
Once the biggest poultry producer in africa, corporate poultry output has beenslashed Nigerian Society for Information, Arts and culture (NSIAC), 54,
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    The United States Diplomatic Mission to Nigeria: Background Information on Nigeria The United States Diplomatic Mission To Nigeria US Mission About Nigeria General Information on Nigeria U.S. Department of State Reports Access general information on Nigeria Including reports ... [ Read More Nigeria (01/05) Read More The United States Diplomatic Mission to Nigeria: Background Information on Nigeria ... Society, Culture and Values, U.S. Dept. of State SPECIAL FEATURE Celebrating Independence Day ... [ Read More U.S. Embassy, Nigeria: Crossroads - June 2001 U.S. Ambassador Howard F. Jeter (second right), and Nigeria House of Representatives member Honorable Isa Song, (right), present the "Policy Achievement Award" to students of Creative Minds School, Onitsha, Anambra State. Third right is Principal of the school Mrs. Ezinne Ebirim. First National Showcase of Project Citizen The first national showcase and simulated legislative hearing of Project Citizen organized by CIVITAS Nigeria in collaboration with the Center for Civic Education in Calabasas, CA, was held at the Cultural Center in Abuja on June 18. Thirty-one secondary schools and over one hundred and seventy students ... [

    51. Summer Educational Programs In Africa - Madagascar, Mali, Morocco, Mozambique, N
    Intensive Advanced Hausa Yoruba in nigeria. 6 Semester credit hours The traditional culture of Mali Senegal and the new South africa.
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    Study Abroad Programs in Africa:
    Summer - Madagascar, Mali, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria,
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    Type of Program Madagascar School for International Training/ World Learning (SIT/ASA) SIT/ASA
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    Semester Madagascar Southern Africa Field Program, Mary Washington College, Donald Rallis Department of Geography Fredericksburg. VA 22401-5358 Fax:(540) 373-4697 Starts at $3,975 e-mail: drallis@africastudy.com gelder@africastudy.com www: http://www.africastudy.com/ Focus is on geography, history, and politics of post-apartheid S. Africa May - June Mali Senegal South Africa African American Studies Program Prof. Harold Rogers President, African American Studies Program

    52. Program Faculty - African Studies @ The University Of Wisconsin-Madison
    Sharon Hutchinson, Religion and culture in africa and classics in ethnography William Brown, Islamic african history (Research in Mali and nigeria)
    http://africa.wisc.edu/local/faculty.htm
    Program Faculty
    African Studies Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison
    Site Guide Events Calendar About the Program Opportunities at Wisconsin Campus and Local Resources ...
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    53. African People And Culture -Tribes
    African People and culture Tribes. Yoruba The Yoruba people live inSouthwest nigeria and Benin. They have developed a variety of different artistic
    http://www.africaguide.com/culture/tribes/
    ... where Africa comes to you ... HOME CONTACT US LINK TO US NEWS LETTER ... African Weddings
    There are many different people groups and tribes across the continent of Africa - with their culture varying from tribe to tribe. We have included only a few on this page and will be adding to the list regularly. Click the title for detailed sections...
    Afar
    The Afar people live primarily in Ethiopia and the areas of Eritrea, Djibouti, and Somalia in the Horn of Africa.
    Anlo-Ewe
    The Anlo-Ewe people are today in the southeastern corner of the Republic of Ghana. They settled here around 1474 after escaping from their past home of Notsie.
    Amhara
    The Amhara are the politically and culturally dominant ethnic group of Ethiopia. They are located primarily in the central highland plateau of Ethiopia and comprise the major population element in the provinces of Begemder and Gojjam and in parts of Shoa and Wallo.
    Ashanti
    The Ashanti live in central Ghana in western Africa approximately 300km. away from the coast. The Ashanti are a major ethnic group of the Akans in Ghana, a fairly new nation, barely more than 50 years old.

    54. African People And Culture -Wedding Ceremonies
    African People and culture Weddings. In tribal areas of nigeria a husbandis never allowed to call his wife by her name. Only relatives and and the
    http://www.africaguide.com/culture/weddings.htm
    ... where Africa comes to you ... HOME CONTACT US LINK TO US NEWS LETTER ... African Tribes AFRICAN WEDDINGS
    African weddings are a family affair and involve the combining of two lives, two families, and sometimes even two communities! There are many different wedding traditions in the African continent and no two are exactly alike. However, in all the communities the bride plays a very special role and is treated with respect because she is a link between the unborn and the ancestors. A bride might eventually bear a very powerful child, so she is treated with respect. In some areas of East Africa the grooms family would even move to the brides village and set up a whole new house there.
    There are many steps that take place before marriage starting at a very young age where training takes place in how to be a suitable partner. Girls will many times go to circumcision schools where women teach them what is involved in marriage, and in some ethnic groups even learn secret codes and languages so that they can communicate with other married women. In the Wolof tribe there is even a time where the elders of the village gather with the bride and give advice and gifts.
    Weddings can be very elaborate, involving feasting and dancing for days within a community, they can be very simple, or they can even be performed in huge marriage ceremonies involving many different couples.

    55. African Culture - Society On The Internet
    African culture and Society. GI Jones Photographic Archive of SoutheasternNigerian Art and culture Photographs taken in the 1930s by the late Gwilym
    http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/culture.html
    Countries Topics Search the Africa Pages Suggest a Site ... Topics: Culture and Society See also: Country Pages

    Adire African Textiles - Duncan Clarke
    History, background, and photographs of adire, adinkra, kente, bogolan, Yoruba aso-oke, akwete, ewe, kuba, and nupe textiles. The symbolism of images is often provided. One can purchase textiles as well. Clarke's Ph.D. dissertation (School of Oriental and African Studies) is on Yoruba men's weaving. Based in London. http://www.adire.clara.net
    Africa e Mediterraneo (Roma : Istituto sindacale per la cooperazione allo sviluppo)
    In Italian. A quarterly magazine about African culture and society. Has the table of contents. Topics covered: literature and theatre, music and dance, visual arts (painting, sculpture, photography), cinema, immigration. Owned by Lai-momo, a non-profit co-operative. Contact: redazione@africaemediterraneo.it [KF] http://www.africaemediterraneo.it
    Africa: One Continent. Many Worlds
    Extensive site for the traveling art exhibit from the Field Museum, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

    56. CNN.com - Clash Of Cultures Over Miss World - Nov. 14, 2002
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    Clash of cultures over Miss World
    Some of the contestants taking part in the event in Nigeria Story Tools
    RELATED Miss World 2002 ABUJA, Nigeria The finals of the annual Miss World contest are being held for the first time in their history in Africa. Nigeria is hosting the event which purports to select the "most beautiful woman in the world" from among its nearly 100 contestants. CNN's Jeff Koinange reports that while individual contestants are receiving a warm welcome in Nigeria, the contest itself has encountered some rough going. The annual pageant, which draws a global TV audience of over two billion viewers is already causing controversy even before it has begun. The timing of the event on December 7, so close to Islam's holiest month, has rubbed some people the wrong way. Aisha Mohammed, of the Federation of Nigerian Muslim Women Association of Nigeria, said: "I'm personally against women showing that they are so beautiful. "It's not an achievement, it's something that God endows on who he wants to so for women to say, 'oh look at me I'm so beautiful,' I think is unimportant."

    57. African Studies: Nigeria
    The current issue of a bimonthly political and cultural review magazine on africa . (Online) Ibadan, nigeria african Newspapers of nigeria, Plc.,
    http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/africa/cuvl/NRonline.html
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    58. Embassy Of The Federal Republic Of Nigeria
    The richness and diversity of the nigeria culture is a manifestation of the understanding of African art and the rich cultural heritage of nigeria,
    http://www.nigeriaembassyusa.org/culture1.shtml
    Culture and Tourism
    • Introduction Nigeria's Appeal to Tourists
      Some Business Opportunities

      Introduction Because of the great diversity of people and culture, Nigeria has distinguished herself over the centuries in the field of arts. Nigerian versatility in art is so great that it is generally felt that all African nations should view Nigeria as the principal trustee of the most durable fruits of black artistic genius. It is not precisely known when the first works of Nigerian art reached the outside world, but in 1897, following a British punitive expedition to Benin, over 2,000 Benin bronzes and ivories were shipped to England and later dispersed all over Europe and America. Nigeria's cultural heritage is woven from threads of history and diversity, legend and conquest. Tourists visiting the country will gain insights to a glorious past as well as a promising future, set amid the natural beauty of this diverse country. From rain forests in the south, broad savanna woodlands in the center to a semi-desert region in the north, Nigeria offers a remarkable range of physical beauty in her land and hospitality of her people, ready to be enjoyed by the tourist fortunate enough to choose this land of ancient empires as their travel destination. Nigeria is a vast country with a population of about 120 people covering about 923,768 sq.km of landmass, located wholly within the tropics. The country aptly described as the 'Giant of Africa' is richly endowed with ecological and cultural resources, which are of universal recognition. The richness and diversity of the Nigeria culture is a manifestation of the socio-cultural differences of the over 250 ethnic groups that inhabit the land for ages.

    59. The Embassy Of Nigeria : Tourism & CultureArts Culture Tourism
    In nigeria, culture is manifested in art, dance, language, literature, folklore, It started operations in and African Arts and Civilization (CBAAC),
    http://www.nigerianembassy.nl/tourism.htm

    Literary Works

    International Fame

    Government Assistance

    National Council for Arts and Culture
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    Collectively, culture is a way of life in a given society. Tourism is the vehicle through which this way of life is appreciated. In Nigeria, culture is manifested in art, dance, language, literature, folklore, mores, music, governance, and even the environment. According to archaeological finds, Nigeria’s artifacts depicting the early life of the people date back to 2000 years. The Nok Culture, the earliest of the finds depicted the early life of the people of the Nok region North of the Benue River. The characteristic features of the Nok culture, which flourished from 500, BC to AD 200 is the terracotta figurines associated with it and the extensive use of iron. The source of the knowledge of an iron technology has been attributed to the civilization of ‘Meroe’ in what is today the Republic of Sudan, as well as to Carthage in North Africa.
    Grass Weaving
    Wood Carving Ivory Carving Glass and Metal Works ... Painting Brass or Bronze
    Casting is still made but there is nothing produced now to compare with the fabulous Ife and Benin Bronzes. These perfect example of portraiture and the "cire peerdue" method of casting, together with the equally perfect terracotta thought to be of the same period and possibly by the same craftsmen, have no equals anywhere.

    60. Encyclopedia Smithsonian:SIW Nigerian Art Reading Llist
    New culture A Review of Contemporary African Art. Demas Nwoko, ed. African DesignsDevelopment Centre, New culture Studios, Ibadan, nigeria.
    http://www.si.edu/resource/faq/siwart.htm
    Smithsonian World: Nigerian Art - Kindred Spirits
    Dedicated to exploring the full scope of modern culture, Smithsonian World was produced by the Smithsonian Institution and WETA-TV between 1984 and 1991 and examined a variety of subjects, including the arts, humanities, science, history, and technology. "Nigerian Art - Kindred Spirits" (1990) - Actress Ruby Dee narrates a look at Nigerian artists who are inspired by their continent's cultural and historical legacy to create art unique to their region and experience. Contents: Books: Africa - History Nigeria - History Nigeria - Contemporary Art Magazines ... Exhibition Catalogues Selected References Books Africa - History Ajayi, J.F.A., and Michael Crowder, eds. History of West Africa. 2 vols. New York: Columbia University Press, 1971. Davidson, Basil. Africa in Modern History: The Search for a New Society. New York: Penguin Books, 1978. The African Genius: An Introduction to African Cultural and Social History. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1969. DuBois, W.E.B.

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