| Breakdown and Reconstitution: Democracy, The Nation-State, and Ethnicity in Nigeria Contributor(s): Bah, Abu Bakarr (Author) |
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ISBN: 0739109545 ISBN-13: 9780739109540 Publisher: Lexington Books OUR PRICE: $106.92 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2005 Annotation: Breakdown and Reconstitution analyzes the synergy between democratization, nation-state building, and ethnicity in Nigeria as well as the challenges of transforming a post-colonial multiethnic state into a stable democracy. This work draws attention to the intrinsic relation between the breakdown of quasi-democracy and the reconstitution of a more inclusive democracy and nation-state. Breakdown and Reconstitution is an essential source for scholars of politics in Africa. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | American Government - National - History | Africa - General - History | Africa - Central |
| Dewey: 320.966 |
| LCCN: 2005002157 |
| Physical Information: 0.82" H x 6.38" W x 8.99" (0.97 lbs) 210 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Central Africa - Chronological Period - 1950-1999 - Cultural Region - African |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Breakdown and Reconstitution analyzes the interplay between democratization, nation-state building, and ethnicity in Nigeria as well as the challenges of transforming a post-colonial multiethnic state into a stable democracy. This work draws attention to the intrinsic relation between the breakdown of quasi-democracy and the reconstitution of a more inclusive democracy and nation-state. Breakdown and Reconstitution is an essential source for scholars of politics in Africa. |