Nigeria Since Independence: Forever Fragile?

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Palgrave Macmillan UK, Oct 10, 2012 - Political Science - 173 pages
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.

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About the author (2012)

J.N.C HILL is Senior Lecturer in the Defence Studies Department at King's College London, UK. He has published widely on issues of African security. His main publications are Remembering the War of Liberation: Legitimacy and Conflict in Contemporary Algeria, Sufism in Northern Nigeria: A Force for Counter-Radicalisation?, Identity in Algerian Politics: The Legacy of Colonial Rule, Islamism and Democracy in the Modern Maghreb, and Corruption in the Courts: The Achilles Heel of Nigeria's Regulatory Framework?

Bibliographic information

TitleNigeria Since Independence: Forever Fragile?
AuthorJ. Hill
Editionillustrated
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan UK, 2012
ISBN0230298524, 9780230298521
Length173 pages
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Political Science / General
Political Science / History & Theory
Political Science / International Relations / Diplomacy
Political Science / International Relations / General
Political Science / Political Ideologies / General
Political Science / Security (National & International)
Political Science / Terrorism
Political Science / World / African
Technology & Engineering / Military Science
  
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