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SUMMARY:Violence and conflict in Lagos: 1939 – 1945 - Oliver Coates (Pet
 erhouse)
DTSTART:20081202T173000Z
DTEND:20081202T190000Z
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CONTACT:Ilya Berkovich
DESCRIPTION:This paper will examine the changes that took place metropolit
 an Lagos during the Second World War. Although many Nigerians went to figh
 t on the South East Asian front in Burma\, there was no direct conflict wi
 thin the borders of Nigeria. Nonetheless\, the wartime political economy p
 rovoked dramatic social changes in Lagos. The conflict not only gave rise 
 a more strident form of nationalist politics\, but also led to changes in 
 kinship structures\, cultural practices and business networks. Discussion 
 of these changes will be accompanied by a general consideration of the his
 toriographical questions that arise in discussing warfare in the context o
 f West Africa.
LOCATION:Seminar Room F4\, Staircase F\, Old Court\, Peterhouse
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