Introduction
The Igbo Local Community: Historical and Anthropological Approaches
Trans-local Connections and Precolonial Spheres of Influence: Nri "Hegemony" and Arochukwu
Drawing Boundaries, Making Chiefs: The Colonial State
"Town People" and "Church People": The Impact of Christianity
Making a Larger Community: Igbo Ethnicity
Federalism and Fear: Impact of Postcolonial State and Society since the 1970s
Institutionalizing Community I: Town Unions
Institutionalizing Community II: Traditional Rulers and Autonomous Communit
Reconceptualizing Community: Local Histories
The Politics of Competition and Fragmentation: Umuopara and Ohuhu
"History" as Politics by Other Means: Enugwu-Ukwu in Umunri Clan
Post-slavery and Marginalization: Nike
Conclusion: Making the Igbo "Town" in the Twentieth Century