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I am looking to stock up my library. As a scientist, I have lots of books in my area of specialisation however I am really interested and fascinated by Igbo culture.
Searching through the amazon US and UK websites, there are plenty of books on Igbo issues, but the problem is they are very expensive.
Nairalanders, how do you buy your books for cheap.

Interesting,






@Project400, we're (currently) conducting a related and relevant research on Igbo Culture, and we strongly recommend scholarly articles. Some are free and easily retrievable on the Internet. See the attached PDF doc on "globalization, culture mutation and new identity: Implications for the Igbo cultural heritage" (Amadi & Agena, 2014) :

Ok

Igbo kwenu

If you don't mind, jes buy used books.

Google is your friend, you could even get them for free

My friend, I am also facing the same challenge. I have spent the last three nights trying to get one online. Its either they refer to one whack website or they ask me of my location and the library there. If you tell them you are in Nigeria, they ask the location in Nigeria.

I believe these books are not common and contains concrete history of the people of Igbo extraction. Many were written by slaves, educated slaves in diaspora and were kept for safe keep. Their knowledge about the history was helped by the education they got from the slave masters.

Just screenshots of those books showed the quality of its content and quality cannot be found everywhere.

I will keep trying until I finally get a few books to stock and keep for myself and kids.

Man know thyself

Its because most Igbo texts are original. They didnt allow foreigners to write their history and culture. If na lie ask Elizabeth Isichei and Onwuajeogu.

I think its because, their history is not straightforward

go to ojuelegba

I love the egalitarianism of Igbo Culture.

@Op it is because we are not jus local











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Ask the authors. I feel they are in a better position to answer you.

Better soup na money kill am biko

S6un:
I am looking to stock up my library. As a scientist, I have lots of books in my area of specialisation however I am really interested and fascinated by Igbo culture.
Searching through the amazon US and UK websites, there are plenty of books on Igbo issues, but the problem is they are very expensive.
Nairalanders, how do you buy your books for cheap.

Make extensive use of search engines. Sometimes you really have to be patience and read through blogs and peoples comments. I have gotten many links someone posted in a bloga if you are patient to read through. We don't have libraries or that much ebooks websites that deals on the topic you want so we are left at the mercy of what we get outside the shores. Trytorrents sites

Fallacy of hasty generalization, come to igbo center UNN, ask for books, they are mostly cheap.

goldiam:
Because they too like money

Clap for yourself.

we ROCK

Noneroone:
Its because most Igbo texts are original. They didnt allow foreigners to write their history and culture. If na lie ask Elizabeth Isichei and Onwuajeogu.

I strongly agree with you.

They don't want us to know the hidden truths

I was also wondering.
I thought I was the only one who noticed it.

Expensive culture requires expensive book.

@ op one thing I have to say is DAT..if education is expensive try ignorance

I blame Buhari for this.

I did not know it was expensive, u know the feeling when u just hammer bet9ja and u think thecworld evolves around u, Abeg how much their book worth, e fit buy 10litre of kerosene

I did not know it was expensive, u know the feeling when u just hammer bet9ja and u think thecworld evolves around u, Abra how much their book worth, e fit buy 10litre of kerosene

S6un:
I am looking to stock up my library. As a scientist, I have lots of books in my area of specialisation however I am really interested and fascinated by Igbo culture.
Searching through the amazon US and UK websites, there are plenty of books on Igbo issues, but the problem is they are very expensive.
Nairalanders, how do you buy your books for cheap.

How expensive were the ones you saw? I buy novels for up to 3-4k or more without regrets.


My uncle has a really wonderful book on the Igbo culture, I could send it across to you if you care.

Been looking for books that could possibly explain the link between the igbos and the Luo tribe of Kenya as they bear same names such as Okoro, Ejimba, Opara, Ngige, Amadi, Mbaka etc and they love showing off wealth like igbos!

Example:

Jane Ngige, CEO, Kenya Flower Council
Anne A. Amadi Chief Registrar of the Judiciary
Jacob Opara, CEO and Co-Founder - MGI Consultants
Dr. Dan Odhiambo Okoro, SRH Programme Officer, UNFPA
Michael Mbaka. Senior Project Manager, Financial Sector Deepening (FSD) Trust Kenya