Displacement and the Politics of Violence in Nigeria / / edited by Paul E. Lovejoy, Pat Ama Tokunbo Williams, Ago-Iwoye.

This volume examines the political stalemate that has engulfed Nigeria in the 1990s. The annulment of the 1993 elections stopped the transition to civilian rule which had begun in 1987. In re-establishing its rule, the military relied increasingly on repressive measures. As rival elites have struggl...

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Superior document:International Studies in Sociology and Social Anthropology ; 67
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Place / Publishing House:Leiden; , Boston : : Brill,, 1997.
Year of Publication:1997
Language:English
Series:International Studies in Sociology and Social Anthropology ; 67.
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Physical Description:1 online resource.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material / Paul E. Lovejoy and Pat Ama Tokunbo Williams
  • Introduction / Paul E. Lovejoy and Pat Ama Tokunbo Williams
  • Nigeria in the Global Context of Refugees / Toyin Falola
  • Political Instability and Displacement in Nigeria / Leo Dare
  • Religion, Violence and Displacement in Nigeria / Pat Ama Tokunbo Williams
  • The Politics of History / Jonathan T. Reynolds
  • Ecology, Identity, Developmentalism and Displacement in Northern Nigeria / Kole Ahmed Shetiima
  • Shifting the Imbalance / Kate Meagher
  • Contemporary Dimensions of Migration among Historically Migrant Nigerians / Meagher Kate
  • The Displacement of the Nigerian Academic Community / Ibrahim M. Jumare
  • Legalizing Displacement / Paul D. Ocheje
  • The New Nigeria / Michael D. Levin
  • Contributors / Paul E. Lovejoy and Pat Ama Tokunbo Williams.