The National Question in Nigeria: Comparative Perspectives

ISBN-13: 9781138725508 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 300 str.

Abubakar Momoh; Said Adejumobi

Opis

This title was first published in 2002: A theoretical and empirical examination of key issues surrounding the national question discourse and debate in Nigeria. Employing both wide-ranging experiences and a multidisciplinary approach, the contributors illuminate a variety of under-researched issues and address crucial concerns facing the nation-state today.

Recenzje

'...this collection of essays is a significant and timely contribution to the discourse on the national question in Nigeria.' Democratization

Spis treści

Contents: The philosophy and theory of the national question, Abubakar Momoh; The national question in historical perspective, Osarhieme Benson Osadolor; Social structure and the national question in Nigeria, Mark Anikpo; Revenue allocation and the national question, Eskor Toyo; Oil and the minority question, Cyril I. Obi; The minority question in Northern Nigeria, Yima Sen; The national question and the politicization of ethnicity in Yobe State, Ibrahim Baba Gana; The military and the national question, Said Adejumobi; Language and the national question, Unyierie Angela Idem; The Nigerian press and the national question, Wale Adebanwi; The federal solution and the national question in Nigeria, Eghosa E. Osaghae; Conclusion: the national question in comparative perspectives, Said Adejumobi and Abubakar Momoh; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.

O autorze

Abubakar Momoh, Said Adejumobi