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Encountering the Nigerian State (Africa Connects)

By Wale Adebanwi , Ebenezer Obadare

Book information

Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Year
2010
ISBN
0230622348, 9780230622340
LCC
JQ3030 .E53 2010
Open Library ID
OL23936088M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1794537 bytes)
Series
Africa Connects
Pages
284\284
Topic
History
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07
Исторические дисциплины;История стран Азии и Африк

Description

This volume advances extant reflections on the state constituted as the Ur-Power in society, particularly in Africa. It analyzes how various agents within the Nigerian society 'encounter' the state - ranging from the most routine form of contact to the spectacular. While many recent collections have reheated the old paradigms - of the perils of federalism; corruption; ethnicity etc, our focus here is on 'encounter', that is, the nuance and complexity of how the state shapes society and vice-versa. Through this, we depart from the standard state versus society approach that proves so limiting in explaining the African political landscape.

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