LEADER 02480nam 2200601 a 450 001 9910779773903321 005 20230126203358.0 010 $a1-4422-2158-5 010 $a1-4422-2156-9 035 $a(CKB)2550000001062848 035 $a(EBL)1203948 035 $a(OCoLC)843331290 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000886442 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12318060 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000886442 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10817531 035 $a(PQKB)11678227 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1203948 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1203948 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10704456 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL491867 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001062848 100 $a20130226d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aNigeria$b[electronic resource] $edancing on the brink /$fJohn Campbell 205 $aUpdated ed. 210 $aLanham $cRowman & Littlefield Publishers$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (240 p.) 300 $a"A Council on Foreign Relations book." 311 $a1-4422-2157-7 311 $a1-299-60617-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a"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. 330 $aIn 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 606 $aSocial conflict$zNigeria 606 $aEthnic conflict$zNigeria 607 $aNigeria$xPolitics and government$y2007- 607 $aNigeria$xEconomic conditions$y1970- 615 0$aSocial conflict 615 0$aEthnic conflict 676 $a966.9054 700 $aCampbell$b John$f1944-$011443 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910779773903321 996 $aNigeria$93804310 997 $aUNINA