Azaghvana E-Book 2003 - Flipbook - Page 7
CONTENTS
List of Figures, Tables and Plates
General Acknowledgements
Technical Notes
Spelling convention of Dghweɗe words
About maps and illustrations
Preface (with maps of the region)
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GENERAL INTRODUCTION
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Recent times of devastation
Contradicting circumstances
A summary of devastation
The hills remain unsafe
The presumed impact on the environment
The latest developments
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For the survivors of today and the historians of tomorrow
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A history in fragments from the grassroots
Azaghvana – 'I say'
A comprehensive summary of the three parts
Why we use the ethnonym Dghweɗe
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PART ONE
THE GWOZA HILLS BEFORE BOKO HARAM
Introduction
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Chapter 1.1 The Gwoza hills between 1994 and 2009
Going around the foothills
Visit to Dghweɗe and Gvoko
Mountains versus plain
Christianity and Islam
Rise of Islamic conversion in the hills from 2005 onwards
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Chapter 1.2 Mapping ethnographic complexities
Survey circumstances and acknowledgements
The administrative background structure of Gwoza LGA in 1994
The boundaries of villages and wards
Language distribution based on village and ward boundaries
Ethnicity based on village and ward boundaries
Working out population estimates based on ethnolinguistic belonging
Localised issues of population density and resulting conflict areas
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Conclusion and orientational map of the wider region
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