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Nation as grand narrative : the Nigerian press and the politics of meaning / Wale Adebanwi.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Adebanwi, Wale, author.
- Series:
- Rochester studies in African history and the diaspora 1092-5228
- Rochester studies in African history and the diaspora, 1092-5228
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Press and politics--Nigeria.
- Press and politics.
- Government and the press--Nigeria.
- Government and the press.
- Nationalism--Press coverage--Nigeria.
- Nationalism.
- Politics and government.
- Press coverage.
- Nigeria--Politics and government--Press coverage.
- Nigeria.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiii, 391 pages) : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- Rochester, NY : University of Rochester Press, 2016.
- [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [2016]
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Contextual and conceptual perspectives
- Nation as grand narrative
- Interpretive theory, narrative, and the politics of meaning
- Colonial agency and counterhegemonic struggles
- In search of a grand narrative : the press and the ethno-regional struggle for political independence
- Hegemony and ethno-spatial politics : "Nationalizing" the capital city in the late-colonial era
- Inclusion, exclusion, and democratic contestations
- Paper soldiers : narratives of nationhood and federalism in pre-civil war Nigeria
- Representing the nation : electoral crisis and the collapse of the Third Republic
- The "fought" republic : the press, ethno-religious conflicts, and democratic ethos
- Domination and resistance in majority-minority relations
- Narratives, territoriality, and majority-minority ethnic violence
- Narratives, oil, and the spatial politics of marginal identities
- Conclusion: beyond grand narratives.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-361) and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Cambridge Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781782047629
- 178204762X
- Publisher Number:
- 99986491559
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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