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Minority Rights and the National Question in Nigeria
Bonny . Ed(S): Ibhawoh
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Description for Minority Rights and the National Question in Nigeria
Hardback. Editor(s): Ibhawoh, Bonny. Series: African Histories and Modernities. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
This book offers a thematic study of key debates in the history of the ethnic politics, democratic governance, and minority rights in Nigeria. Nigeria provides a framework for examining the central paradox in post-colonial nation building projects in Africa – the tension between majority rule and minority rights. The liberal democratic model on which most African states were founded at independence from colonial rule, and to which they continue to aspire, is founded on majority rule. It is also founded on the protection of the rights of minority groups to political participation, social inclusion and economic resources. Maintaining this tenuous ... Read more
This book offers a thematic study of key debates in the history of the ethnic politics, democratic governance, and minority rights in Nigeria. Nigeria provides a framework for examining the central paradox in post-colonial nation building projects in Africa – the tension between majority rule and minority rights. The liberal democratic model on which most African states were founded at independence from colonial rule, and to which they continue to aspire, is founded on majority rule. It is also founded on the protection of the rights of minority groups to political participation, social inclusion and economic resources. Maintaining this tenuous ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
Series
African Histories and Modernities
Number of Pages
253
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319506296
SKU
V9783319506296
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99-15
About Bonny . Ed(S): Ibhawoh
Uyilawa Usuanlele is Associate Professor of History at the State University of New York (SUNY) Oswego, USA. Bonny Ibhawoh is Professor of African History and Global Human Rights at McMaster University, Canada.
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