Fragmented Identities of Nigeria

Sociopolitical and Economic Crises
Herausgeber: Bewaji, John Ayotunde Isola; Omosulu, Rotimi

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Produktbeschreibung

Studying Nigeria's sociopolitical and economic crises, this book uses Nigeria as a microcosm of global African identity crises to analyze the ingrained conflicts within multiethnic, multilinguistic, multireligious, and multicultural societies. The book explores Nigeria's history of colonial exploitation and poor governance to question its future.

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Produktdetails

• The Africana Experience and Critical Leadership Studies
• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 306
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Januar 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 650g
• ISBN-13: 9781666905830
• ISBN-10: 1666905836
• Artikelnr.: 62759437

Autorenporträt

John Ayotunde(Tunde) Isola Bewaji is a member of CODESRIA College of PhD Mentors in Africa and senior research associate at the University of Johannesburg. Rotimi Omosulu is lecturer in philosophy in the Department of Language, Linguistics, and Philosophy at the University of the West Indies.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
John Ayotunde (Tunde) Isola Bewaji
Chapter One: The Regime of Mental Magnitude and Identity Fragmentation of
Nigeria
John Ayotunde (Tunde) Isola Bewaji
Chapter Two: Religious Nationalism and Politics of Identity in Contemporary
Nigeria
Michael Onyebuchi Eze
Chapter Three: Demystifying Identity Crises in Nigeria
Rotimi Omosulu
Chapter Four: Ethnicity and English as a 'Neutral' Language in Nigeria's
Multilingual Space
Bolanle O. Sogunro
Chapter Five: Linguistic Practices as Possible Precursors of Identity
Endangerment
Samson Olusola Olatunji
Chapter Six: Language and Identity Crisis in Frantz Fanon's Philosophy of
Double Consciousness
Kenneth U. Abudu and Augustine E. Iyare
Chapter Seven: Ethnic Nationalities, Religious Fundamentalism, and
Federalism in Nigeria
Olugbemiga Samuel Afolabi and Modesola Vic Omotuyi
Chapter Eight: Festivals and Dance as Catalysts for Ethno-Cultural
Integration and Identity
Oluwatoyin Olokodana-James
Chapter Nine: Colonial Urban Centers, Economic Security, Identity Bonding,
and the Emergence of Ethnic Associations in Nigeria: 1920 to 1960
Nkemjika Chimee Ihediwa and Alozie Bright Chiazam
Chapter Ten: Traditional and Contemporary Ethnic Dispositions to Women and
Leadership in Yoruba Films
Adágbádá Olúfadék¿mi
Chapter Eleven: The Archetypal Grandfather and Intergenerational Influence
in Soyinka's Bio-Narratives: Strictures for Nigeria's Identity Related
Issues
Adedoyin Aguoru
Chapter Twelve: A Justification for Indigenous Epistemology
Ademola Lukman Lawal
Chapter Thirteen: Indigenous Vocations as Hereditary Identity Sites in
Southwester Nigeria
Tajudeen Adewumi Adebisi
Chapter Fourteen: Ethnicity and Electoral Contest: Presidential Elections
in Nigeria (1999-2011)
Chibuzor Ayodele Nwaodike, Aaron Ola Ogundiwin, and Michael Abiodun Oni
Chapter Fifteen: Modes of Interpretation in African Religions: A Yoruba
Perspective on Nigeria's Fragmented Identity Crises
John Ayotunde (Tunde) Isola Bewaji