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Record Nr.

UNINA9910337739703321

Autore

Anugwom Edlyne Eze

Titolo

The Boko Haram Insurgence In Nigeria : Perspectives from Within / / by Edlyne Eze Anugwom

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2019

ISBN

9783319969596

3319969595

Edizione

[1st ed. 2019.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (249 pages)

Collana

New Directions in Islam, , 2946-3009

Disciplina

ELECTRONIC BOOK

Soggetti

Religion and sociology

Political sociology

Islam

Sociology of Religion

Political Sociology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Global Islamic Fundamentalist Influence and Theoretical Explanation of the Insurgence -- Chapter 3. Historical Antecedents and Context of the Boko Haram Insurgence -- Chapter 4. Origin, Growth and Ideology of Boko Haram -- Chapter 5. Contemporary Trends and Factors in the Making of Boko Haram -- Chapter 6. Structure, Funding and Socio-economic Imperatives of Boko Haram. - Chapter 7. Escalation of the Insurgence: July 2009, Leadership and the Remaking of Boko Haram -- Chapter 8. Between Terrorism and Innovative Proselytization -- Chapter 9. Boko Haram and the Secular Threat to Nigeria. - Chapter 10. Ethnicizing the Boko Haram Insurgence. - Chapter 11. Coming to Grips with New Forms of an Old Problem: State Response, Internal Challenges and External Credentials -- Chapter 12. Conclusion: Beyond Religion and Emergent Socio-political Counterpoints.

Sommario/riassunto

This book focuses extensively on the Boko Haram insurgence in Nigeria. Providing deeper information on the origin and growth of the sect, it also examines antecedent and historical factors behind the



insurgence, assessing a variety of socio-political drivers. The structure, organization and ideology of the sect are analysed, paying attention to internal splits within the group as well as external relations with the Nigerian state, and global jihadism. The diverse and wide ranging issues covered in the book makes it valuable for academic researchers, students and policy practitioners both within Africa and beyond. .