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Nigeria Since Independence: Forever Fragile?
Jonathan Hill
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Description for Nigeria Since Independence: Forever Fragile?
Hardcover. This book analyses the political and ethnical tensions that characterize Nigeria, which derive both from colonial and contemporary conflicts. It points out three major factors why Nigeria has not yet collapsed like many other African states: ethnic power sharing amongst the political elite, the military with its national outlook, and oil wealth. Num Pages: 186 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJH; HBLW3; HBLX; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 145 x 16. Weight in Grams: 362.
This book analyses the political and ethnical tensions that characterize Nigeria, which derive both from colonial and contemporary conflicts. It points out three major factors why Nigeria has not yet collapsed like many other African states: ethnic power sharing amongst the political elite, the military with its national outlook, and oil wealth.
This book analyses the political and ethnical tensions that characterize Nigeria, which derive both from colonial and contemporary conflicts. It points out three major factors why Nigeria has not yet collapsed like many other African states: ethnic power sharing amongst the political elite, the military with its national outlook, and oil wealth.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Number of Pages
173
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230298521
SKU
V9780230298521
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99-15
About Jonathan Hill
J.N.C HILL is Senior Lecturer in the Defence Studies Department at King's College London, UK. He has published widely on issues of African security. His main publications are Remembering the War of Liberation: Legitimacy and Conflict in Contemporary Algeria, Sufism in Northern Nigeria: A Force for Counter-Radicalisation?, Identity in Algerian Politics: The Legacy of Colonial Rule, Islamism and Democracy in ... Read more
Reviews for Nigeria Since Independence: Forever Fragile?
Winner of the CHOICE Award for Outstanding Academic Titles in 2014 "The timing of the book could not have been better, in the wake of Boko Haram's assaults and atrocities perpetrated on innocent bystanders in central and northern Nigeria. It is a must read for scholars and policy makers concerned with conflict and state failure ... Read more