1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996386261003316

Autore

Blagrave Joseph <1610-1682.>

Titolo

The epitome of the art of husbandry [[electronic resource] ] : comprising all necessary directions for the improvement of it ... to which is annexed by way of appendix a new method of planting fruit trees and improving of an orchard :  with directions for taking, ordering, teaching and curing of singing birds and other useful additions / / by J.B

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Printed for Benjamin Billingsley ..., 1685

Descrizione fisica

[8], 246, 136, [8] p., [2] leaves of plates : ill

Soggetti

Agriculture

Fruit-culture

Cage birds

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Attributed to Blagrave by Wing.

Includes index.

Reproduction of original in the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign Campus). Library.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0167



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910785959203321

Autore

Hill J

Titolo

Nigeria Since Independence [[electronic resource] ] : Forever Fragile? / / by J. Hill

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2012

ISBN

1-283-73778-7

1-137-29204-0

9781283737784

Edizione

[1st ed. 2012.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (189 pages)

Disciplina

966.905

Soggetti

Africa—Politics and government

Politics and war

Political science

Terrorism

Political violence

Diplomacy

International relations

African Politics

Military and Defence Studies

Political Science

Terrorism and Political Violence

International Relations

Nigeria Politics and government 1960-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Fear of Failure: Negative Sovereignty and the Birth of State Failure; The causes and consequences of state failure; Identifying failed states; Failure to promote human flourishing; The spread and spread of the concept of state failure; Conclusions; 2 The Enemy Within: Insurgency and the Failure of the Nigerian State; The ways and extent of Nigeria's failure;



Boko Haram; The MEND; Failure to control; Failure to promote human flourishing; Failure to provide security

Failure to provide healthcare and educationThe dangers of disintegration; Conclusions; 3 The Emperor's New Clothes? Federalism, the Decline of Old Loyalties and the Rise of New Jealousies; The post-independence background to federalism; The function of federalism; ' Not a nation': federalism and the preservation of difference; A spur to ethnic tensions; Damage to national unity; Damage to political rights; Corruption; Out of many came forth one: federalism and the quest for unity; Conclusions; 4 Fuel to the Flames: Oil and Political Violence in Contemporary Nigeria

A brief history of the Nigerian oil industryOil and its lubrication of Nigeria's failure; Damage to the economy; Damage to the environment; Damage to democracy; Corruption; Failure to promote human flourishing and the spread of armed violence; Secessionism; On troubled waters: oil and its contribution to Nigeria's unity; Conclusions; 5 Of the People but for the People? Nigeria and Its Armed Forces; The legacy and reputation of Nigeria's armed forces; The armed forces' contribution to Nigeria's failure; A failure to defend; The abuse of human rights

The armed forces' efforts to prevent Nigeria's failure and disintegrationMaintaining and preserving security; Strengthening public participation and trust in the political process; Promoting social integration and harmony; Conclusions; Conclusions; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

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.