Man-Leopard Murders
Download or Read eBook Man-Leopard Murders PDF written by David Pratten and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2007-06-19 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : David Pratten |
| Publisher | : Edinburgh University Press |
| Total Pages | : 448 |
| Release | : 2007-06-19 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780748631001 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0748631003 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (01 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Man-Leopard Murders by : David Pratten
Book excerpt: This book is an account of murder and politics in Africa, and an historical ethnography of southern Annang communities during the colonial period. Its narrative leads to events between 1945 and 1948 when the imperial gaze of police, press and politicians was focused on a series of mysterious deaths in south-eastern Nigeria attributed to the 'man-leopard society'. These murder mysteries, reported as the 'biggest, strangest murder hunt in the world', were not just forensic but also related to the broad historical impact of commercial, Christian and colonial aid relations on Annang society.
