Guns and Society in Colonial Nigeria
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Guns and Society in Colonial Nigeria

Firearms, Culture, and Public Order

  1. 336 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Guns and Society in Colonial Nigeria

Firearms, Culture, and Public Order

About this book

Guns are an enduring symbol of imperialism, whether they are used to impose social order, create ceremonial spectacle, incite panic, or to inspire confidence. In Guns and Society, Saheed Aderinto considers the social, political, and economic history of these weapons in colonial Nigeria. As he transcends traditional notions of warfare and militarization, Aderinto reveals surprising insights into how colonialism changed access to firearms after the 19th century. In doing so, he explores the unusual ways in which guns were used in response to changes in the Nigerian cultural landscape. More Nigerians used firearms for pastime and professional hunting in the colonial period than at any other time. The boom and smoke of gunfire even became necessary elements in ceremonies and political events. Aderinto argues that firearms in the Nigerian context are not simply commodities but are also objects of material culture. Considering guns in this larger context provides a clearer understanding of the ways in which they transformed a colonized society.

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Information

Publisher
Indiana University Press
Year
2018
Print ISBN
9780253031617
eBook ISBN
9780253031624
Topic
History
Subtopic
African History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. GUNS AND SOCIETY IN COLONIAL NIGERIA
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. CONTENTS
  7. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  8. LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
  9. Introduction: Firearms in Twentieth-Century Colonial Africa
  10. 1. “This Destructive Implement of European Ingenuity”: Firearms, the Atlantic World, and Technology Transfer in Precolonial Nigeria
  11. 2. All Firearms Are Not Made Equal: Colonialism, Social Class, and the Emergence of a Nigerian Gun Society
  12. 3. “A Dane Gun Is Useless without Gunpowder”: The Political Economy of Nigeria’s Most Popular Explosive
  13. 4. “All Europeans in This Country Should Be Able to Fire a Rifle”: Race, Leisure Shooting, and the Lethal Symbol of Imperial Domination
  14. 5. Bread and Bullet: Guns, Imperial Atrocity, and Public Disorder
  15. 6. A Fearful Weapon: Violent Crime and Gun Accidents in Everyday Nigeria
  16. 7. “You Are to Be Robbed of Your Guns”: Firearms Regulation and the Politics of Rights and Privilege
  17. Epilogue: Guns and the Crisis of Development in Postcolonial Nigeria
  18. BIBLIOGRAPHY
  19. INDEX