Yorùbá elites and ethnic politics in Nigeria : Obafemi Awolowo and corporate agency in an African lifeworld /

This book investigates the dynamics and challenges of ethnicity and elite politics in Nigeria.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Adebanwi, Wale (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
Temas:
Awolowo, Obafemi, > 1909-1987 > Influence.
Awolowo, Obafemi, > 1909-1987
2000-2099
Yoruba (African people) > Nigeria > Politics and government.
Yoruba (African people) > Political activity > Nigeria.
Yoruba (African people) > Ethnic identity.
Yoruba (Peuple d'Afrique) > Activité politique > Nigeria.
Yoruba (Peuple d'Afrique) > Identité ethnique.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Essays.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Reference.
Ethnic relations > Political aspects
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Politics and government
Yoruba (African people) > Ethnic identity
Yoruba (African people) > Politics and government
Nigeria > Politics and government > 21st century.
Nigeria > Ethnic relations > Political aspects.
Nigeria > Politique et gouvernement > 21e siècle.
Nigeria
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction. The 'I' as 'we' : corporate agency in an African lifeworld
  • Elite agency : the making of the modern progenitor
  • The secular ancestor : the political life of a dead leader
  • The politics of heritage : (re)constitution, conservation and corporateness in Yorùbá politics
  • The mantle of Awo : the politics of succession
  • Reconciliation and retrenchment
  • How (not) to be a proper Yorùbá
  • Seizing the heritage : playing proper Yorùbá in an age of uncertainty
  • Conclusion. Corporate agency and ethnic politics.

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