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Nigeria and the Nation-State
Rethinking Diplomacy with the Postcolonial World
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2020
Summary
Nigeria matters. It is Africa’s largest economy, and it is projected to become the third most populous country in the world by 2050, but its democratic aspirations are challenged by rising insecurity. John Campbell traces the fractured colonial history and contemporary ethnic conflicts and political corruption that define Nigeria today. It was not—and never had been—a nation-state like those of Europe. It is still not quite a nation because Nigerians are not yet united by language, religion, culture, or a common national story. It is not quite a state because the government is weak and getting weaker, beset by Islamist terrorism, insurrection, intercommunal violence, and a countrywide crime wave.
This deeply knowledgeable book is an antidote to those who would make the mistakes of Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Iraq—mistakes based on misunderstanding—in Nigeria. Up to now, such mistakes have largely been avoided, but Nigeria will soon—and Campbell argues already does—require much greater attention by the West.
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Edition
1/2020
Copyright Year
2020
ISBN-Print
978-1-5381-1375-2
ISBN-Online
978-1-5381-1376-9
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
283
Product Type
Monograph
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Contents No access
Preface No access
Acknowledgments No access
Author’s Note No access
Timeline of Nigerian Political History No access
Introduction No access Pages 1 - 10
1 The Origins of Nigeria No access Pages 11 - 42
2 Nigerians No access Pages 43 - 68
3 The State of Nigeria No access Pages 69 - 92
4 Sharing the Cake No access Pages 93 - 122
5 Falling Apart? No access Pages 123 - 158
6 International Relations and Nigeria No access Pages 159 - 184
7 A New Approach No access Pages 185 - 212
Conclusion: Thinking Differently No access Pages 213 - 216
