This book provides much-needed historical context to the recent rise of Boko Haram, which has terrorised northeastern Nigeria through the last six years. It particularly examines the links between Boko Haram and borderland phenomena -- especially slave-raiding, banditry, and smuggling -- in this region during the last millennium.
This book provides much-needed historical context to the recent rise of Boko Haram, which has terrorised northeastern Nigeria through the last six years. It particularly examines the links between Boko Haram and borderland phenomena -- especially slave-raiding, banditry, and smuggling -- in this region during the last millennium.
Scott MacEachern is Professor of Anthropology at Bowdoin College, in Brunswick, Maine. He holds MA and PhD degrees in Archaeology from the University of Calgary. He has done archaeological research in Cameroon, Chad, Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, the United States and Canada, and travelled extensively in Africa.
Inhaltsangabe
1: Introduction/Chronological Guide 2: Deep Time, Modern Consequences 3: Making the Mountains 4: Frontiers and Enslavement 5: Coupeurs de Route and Douaniers-Combattantes 6: Understanding Boko Haram 7: Conclusions Selected Readings
1: Introduction/Chronological Guide 2: Deep Time, Modern Consequences 3: Making the Mountains 4: Frontiers and Enslavement 5: Coupeurs de Route and Douaniers-Combattantes 6: Understanding Boko Haram 7: Conclusions Selected Readings
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