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Citizenship and the diaspora in the digital age : Farooq Kperogi and the virtual community / Toyin Falola.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Falola, Toyin, author.
- Series:
- Africa: past, present & prospects.
- Africa: past, present & prospects
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Kperogi, Farooq A., 1973---Influence.
- Kperogi, Farooq A.
- Social media--Political aspects--Nigeria.
- Social media.
- Citizenship--Nigeria.
- Citizenship.
- Democracy--Nigeria.
- Democracy.
- Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.).
- Politics and government.
- Social conditions.
- Social media--Political aspects.
- Nigeria--Politics and government--21st century.
- Nigeria.
- Nigeria--Social conditions--21st century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (385 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Distribution:
- New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2023.
- Other Title:
- Farooq Kperogi and the virtual community
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Lexington Books, [2023]
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- This is a comprehensive analysis on Nigeria, its people, and emerging contemporary digital trends through the expanding concept of the virtual community. It uses Farooq Kperogi, a prominent leader in the virtual community, and his writings as a lens to foreground the discussion.
- Contents:
- Part A: Context And Culture
- Chapter 1: Building an Online Audience
- Chapter 2: Philosophical Foundations
- Chapter 3: Black Cultures
- Part B: Critical Issues
- Chapter 4: The Decay of Pre-Tertiary Education
- Chapter 5: ASUU and the Decay in Tertiary Education
- Chapter 6: Comparing Higher Education in Nigeria and America
- Chapter 7: Politicizing English: Media Communications in A Democracy
- Chapter 8: The English of The Nation
- Chapter 9: Comparative "Englishes"
- Chapter 10: Societal Decadence
- Chapter 11: A Nation on The Boil
- Part C: Conclusion
- Chapter 12: Assessment, Expansion and Evaluation.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-66698-740-9
- 1-66693-342-2
- OCLC:
- 1378934924
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