LEADER 04278nam 2200625 a 450 001 9910792013403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-7391-4558-4 035 $a(CKB)2560000000102666 035 $a(EBL)1215487 035 $a(OCoLC)851972050 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000892007 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12423315 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000892007 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10895861 035 $a(PQKB)10661325 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1215487 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10720210 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL495425 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1215487 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000102666 100 $a20100318d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aMarginality and crisis$b[electronic resource] $eglobalization and identity in contemporary Africa /$fedited by Akanmu G. Adebayo, Olutayo C. Adesina, and Rasheed O. Olaniyi 210 $aLanham [Md.] $cLexington Books$d2010 215 $a1 online resource (296 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-7391-4556-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; Figures; Tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; Section 1: Discourse on Globalization; 1. Introduction; 2. Globalization: The Politics of ""We"" and ""Them""; 3. Origin and Dynamics of Globalization: A Historical Approach; 4. Compatriotism vs. Cosmopolitanism: Exploring a New Cosmo-Morality of Human Relations from the Yoruba in the Age of Globalization; Section II: Globalization and Culture; 5. Kiswahili Language and the Future of East African Integration in the Age of Globalization 327 $a6. The Kabba Dress: Identity and Modernity in Contemporary Cameroon7. Beyond Memoir: Echoes of Globalization, Identity, and Gender Struggle in Soyinka's Ake: The Years of Childhood; 8. From the Global to the Local: The Media and Islam in Nigeria, 1979-2007; Section III: Marginality: Africa and the Political Economy of Globalization; 9. Globalization and the Privatization of State-Owned Enterprises: An Empirical Analysis of the Impact of Privatization on the Nigerian Economy; 10. Contemporary Trade, Investment Practices, and the Challenges of Regionalism and Poverty Alleviation in Africa 327 $a11. Community-Based Organizations: Household Food and Livelihood Security in Southern Nigeria12. Trade Liberalization and Employment in Nigeria; 13. Globalization, Poverty, and the Failure of States in Africa: Is there a Connection?; Section IV: Crisis: Hot Spots and Contestations; 14. A Cross-Regional Analysis of African Conflicts in the Age of Globalization; 15. Globalization, Identity Politics, and the Escalation of Ife-Modakeke Crisis; 16. The 2001 Tiv-Jukun Ethnic Crisis: The ""Indigene-Settler"" Factor Reconsidered 327 $a17. Petroleum, the Environment, and the Economics of Nationalism in the Niger Delta18. Oil Conflict in the Niger Delta: Revisiting the Odi Genocide; Section V: Conclusion; 19. Conclusion; Index; About the Editors; About the Contributors 330 $aTaking a multidisciplinary approach, this book evaluates the relations between globalization and Africa's multifarious challenges and identities. The nineteen chapters coalesce to demonstrate that the forces and processes of globalization have increased Africa's marginalization, deepened its crises, escalated and intensified its conflicts, and undermined its ability to determine the content and direction of its cultural changes and economic future. 606 $aGlobalization$zAfrica 606 $aEconomic development$zAfrica 607 $aAfrica$xEconomic conditions$y1960- 607 $aAfrica$xForeign economic relations 615 0$aGlobalization 615 0$aEconomic development 676 $a337.6 701 $aAdebayo$b A. G$g(Akanmu Gafari),$f1956-$01496903 701 $aAdesina$b Olutayo C.$f1964-$01538979 701 $aOlaniyi$b Rasheed O.$f1971-$01538980 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910792013403321 996 $aMarginality and crisis$93789551 997 $aUNINA