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Nation as grand narrative. The Nigerian press and the politics of meaning /
Nation as Grand Narrative offers a methodical analysis of how relations of domination and subordination are conveyed through media narratives of nationhood. Using the typical postcolonial state of Nigeria as a template and engaging with theoretical perspectives ranging from media studies, political...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Woodbridge :
Boydell & Brewer Ltd.,
2016.
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| Colección: | Rochester studies in African history and the diaspora ;
v. 70. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontcover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Part 1: Contextual and Conceptual Perspectives; 1 Nation as Grand Narrative; 2 Interpretive Theory, Narrative, and the Politics of Meaning; Part 2: Colonial Agency and Counterhegemonic Struggles; 3 In Search of a Grand Narrative: The Press and the Ethno-Regional Struggle for Political Independence; 4 Hegemony and Ethno-Spatial Politics: "Nationalizing" the Capital City in the Late-Colonial Era; Part 3: Inclusion, Exclusion, and Democratic Contestations.
- 5 Paper Soldiers: Narratives of Nationhood and Federalism in Pre-Civil War Nigeria6 Representing the Nation: Electoral Crisis and the Collapse of the Third Republic; 7 The "Fought" Republic: The Press, Ethno-Religious Conflicts, and Democratic Ethos; Part 4: Domination and Resistance in Majority-Minority Relations; 8 Narratives, Territoriality, and Majority-Minority Ethnic Violence; 9 Narratives, Oil, and the Spatial Politics of Marginal Identities; Conclusion: Beyond Grand Narratives; Notes; Bibliography; Index.