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SUMMARY:Warfare in Eastern Nigeria during the first decades of the Twentie
 th Century - Oliver Coates
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CONTACT:Su Lin Lewis
DESCRIPTION:This paper will examine the changing nature of conflict in Eas
 tern Nigeria during the years surrounding the Great War of 1914-1918. Orga
 nized violence had been common in the wars of the pre-colonial period\, an
 d during the nineteenth century had played a key role in disputes over tra
 de on the River Niger. However\, during the early years of the Twentieth C
 entury\, as an increasing amount of the East was brought under formal Brit
 ish control\, new types of dispute arose. Central to this discussion will 
 be two different types of conflict: the 1914-1918 war and a series of loca
 l political uprisings. This paper will consider what we can learn about so
 cieties in this area by examining their participation in these conflicts.
LOCATION:Library Seminar Room\, 1st Floor\, St. John's Library
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