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UNINA9910807059803321 |
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Autore |
Campbell John <1944-> |
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Titolo |
Nigeria : dancing on the brink / / John Campbell |
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Lanham, : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2013 |
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ISBN |
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1-4422-2158-5 |
1-4422-2156-9 |
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Edizione |
[Updated ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (240 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Social conflict - Nigeria |
Ethnic conflict - Nigeria |
Nigeria Politics and government 2007- |
Nigeria Economic conditions 1970- |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"A Council on Foreign Relations book." |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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"Un peu d'histoire" -- If Nigeria is so rich, why are Nigerians so poor? -- Who runs Nigeria? -- Faith -- The Niger Delta -- A president for life? -- The "election-like event" of 2007 -- The breakup of the Nigerian political system -- Boko Haram -- Washington and Abuja -- Dancing on the brink. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In this thoroughly updated edition, John Campbell explores Nigeria's post-colonial history and presents a nuanced explanation of the events and conditions that have carried this complex, dynamic, and very troubled giant to the brink. Central to his analysis are the oil wealth, endemic corruption, elite competition, and radical Islamic insurrection that have undermined Nigeria's nascent democratic institutions and alienated an increasingly impoverished population |
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