ABSTRACT

First published in 1964. With an updated preface from 1963, to include the census of 1953-54 and Eastern Nigerian law update, this is an account of the people of Igbo with material collected over two periods of field work between 1934 and 1937 in South Eastern Nigeria.

part |2 pages

PART I Village Organisation

chapter I|6 pages

INTRODUCTION

chapter II|5 pages

THE VILLAGE-GROUP

chapter III|18 pages

THE STRUCTURE OF THE VILLAGE

chapter IV|17 pages

THE ECONOMIC SIDE OF VILLAGE LIFE

chapter VII|21 pages

THE LAW AS MAINTAINED

chapter VIII|17 pages

THE LAW IN BREACH (I)

chapter IX|16 pages

THE LAW IN BREACH (II)

chapter X|7 pages

LAW MAKING

chapter XI|8 pages

DUAL DIVISION

part |2 pages

PART II Exogamy

chapter XII|11 pages

THE SYSTEM OF EXOGAMY

chapter XIII|7 pages

THE IMPLICATIONS OF EXOGAMY

part |2 pages

PART III Women's Organisation

chapter XIV|9 pages

WOMEN'S WORK

chapter XV|39 pages

GROUPS BASED ON PLACE OF MARRIAGE

chapter XVI|16 pages

GROUPS BASED ON PLACE OF BIRTH