Screen LibraryNigeria：dancing on the brink
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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers,
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| Publisher Address: | Lanham, Md. |
| Publication Dates: | c2011. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | xxii, 183 p.: map ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9781442206892 (cloth : alk. paper) 1442206896 (cloth : alk. paper) 9781442206915 (electronic) 1442206918 (electronic) |
| Index Number: | F143 |
| CLC: |
F143.70 D743.70 |
| Call Number: | D743.70/C188 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-174) and index. "Un Peu d'Histoire" -- If Nigeria Is So Rich, Why Are Nigerians So Poor? -- Who Runs Nigeria? -- Faith -- The Niger Delta -- A President for Life? -- The "Election-Like Event" of 2007 -- Washington and Abuja -- Dancing on the Brink. "Nigeria, the United States' most important strategic partner in West Africa, is in trouble. While Nigerians often claim they are masters of dancing on the brink without falling off, the recent vacuum in government authority, the upcoming 2011 elections, and escalating violence in the Delta and the North may finally provide the impetus that pushes it into the abyss of state failure." "John Campbell explores Nigeria's post-colonial history and presents a nuanced explanation of the events and conditions that have carried this complex, dynamic, and very troubled giant to the edge. Central to hi |