Nigeria : what everyone needs to know / John Campbell and Matthew T. Page.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Campbell, John, 1944- author.

Page, Matthew T., author.

Series:

What everyone needs to know.

What everyone needs to know

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nigeria--History.

Nigeria.

Nigeria--Politics and government--1960-.

Nigeria--Economic conditions--1960-.

Nigeria--Foreign relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (241 pages).

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2020.

Summary:

Nigeria is one of the most important democracies in the world, but scarcely examined. With its continent-wide influence in a host of areas, Nigeria's success as a democracy is in the fundamental interest of its African neighbours, the United States, and the international community. This volume provides interested readers with an accessible overview of essential questions related to widening inequality stemming from Nigeria's oil wealth, Nigeria's historic 2015 presidential election, the persistent security threat of Boko Haram, Nigeria's subpar human rights and corruption records, and the continual conflicts that arise in a country that is demographically half Christian and half Muslim.

Contents:

Introduction

Historical background

The economics of oil

Religion

Politics: Nigeria's great game

Nigeria's security challenges

Nigeria and the world

Nigeria of the future.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher information.

Previously issued in print: 2018.

ISBN:

0-19-065800-2

0-19-756947-1

0-19-065799-5