02453nam 2200601 a 450 991080705980332120230126203358.01-4422-2158-51-4422-2156-9(CKB)2550000001062848(EBL)1203948(OCoLC)843331290(SSID)ssj0000886442(PQKBManifestationID)12318060(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000886442(PQKBWorkID)10817531(PQKB)11678227(MiAaPQ)EBC1203948(Au-PeEL)EBL1203948(CaPaEBR)ebr10704456(CaONFJC)MIL491867(EXLCZ)99255000000106284820130226d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrNigeria dancing on the brink /John CampbellUpdated ed.Lanham Rowman & Littlefield Publishers20131 online resource (240 p.)"A Council on Foreign Relations book."1-4422-2157-7 1-299-60617-2 Includes bibliographical references and index."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.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 populationSocial conflictNigeriaEthnic conflictNigeriaNigeriaPolitics and government2007-NigeriaEconomic conditions1970-Social conflictEthnic conflict966.9054Campbell John1944-11443MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910807059803321Nigeria3997513UNINA