The Igbo Intellectual Tradition: Creative Conflict in African and African Diasporic Thought [Hardcover]

In this groundbreaking collection, leading historians, Africanists, and other scholars document the life and work of twelve Igbo intellectuals who, educated within European traditions, came to terms with the dominance of European thought while making significant contributions to African intellectual traditions.1. Olaudah Equiano and the Foundation of Igbo Intellectual Tradition; Gloria Chuku 2. Nnamdi Azikiwe: The Triumph of Knowledge; John Oriji 3. Mbonu Ojike: An African Nationalist and Pan-Africanist; Gloria Chuku 4. Bishop Anthony Nwedo of Umuahia: Faith, Vision and Mission; Jude C. Aguwa 5. Kenneth Onwuka Dike: Father of Modern African Historiography; Gloria Chuku 6. Adiele Afigbo and the Development of Igbo and Nigerian Historical Studies; Gloria Chuku 7. Pius Nwabufo Okigbo: A Pragmatic Economist and an Intellectual Giant; Gloria Chuku 8. Ben O. Nwabueze and African Intellectual Tradition; Philip C. Aka 9. Chinua Achebe and the Development of Igbo/African Studies; Raphael Chijioke Njoku 10. Nwanyibuife Flora Nwapa, Igbo Culture and Women's Studies; Gloria Chuku 11. Helen Chukwuma: The Inimitable Advocate for African Women's Empowerment; Christine Ohale

'This collection of biographical studies highlights the monumental contributions made by Igbo individuals to Nigerian and African politics, literature, history, and society. While the figures are fascinating on their own, they also point collectively to an intellectual tradition concerned with relating the local to wider currents and developments a process as relevant today as it was a century ago.' - Lisa A. Lindsay, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, USA

'This collection of essays, edited by the well-known scholar of the empowerment of African women, Professor Gloria Chuku, consists of eleven biographies of well-known Igbos from Nigeria. It includes the intellectual contributions of Oluadah Equiano, the politicians Nnamdi Azikiwe and Mbonu Ojike, the historians Kenneth Onwuka lS: