Colonialism and violence in Nigeria /
Colonialism and Violence in Nigeria looks closely at the conditions that created a legacy of violence in Nigeria. Toyin Falola examines violence as a tool of domination and resistance, however unequally applied, to get to the heart of why Nigeria has not built a successful democracy. Falola's a...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Bloomington, IN :
Indiana University Press,
©2009.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Colonialism and Violence in Nigeria looks closely at the conditions that created a legacy of violence in Nigeria. Toyin Falola examines violence as a tool of domination and resistance, however unequally applied, to get to the heart of why Nigeria has not built a successful democracy. Falola's analysis centers on two phases of Nigerian history: the last quarter of the 19th century, when linkages between violence and domination were part of the British conquest; and the first half of the 20th century, which. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxii, 231 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9780253003393 0253003393 1282319752 9781282319752 9786612319754 6612319755 |