The book examines the class dimension of the Nigerian political crisis since 1960, when this culturally diverse nation assumed the stature of independent nationhood from the British imperial state. The writer posits that the ruling elite, whether constituted in the military or the civil society, consistently used ethnicity to secure its own class domination in the absence of a coherent class ideology.
The author argues that the military transition agenda to a "democratic state" is nothing more than a ploy by the military elite and its civilian partners to perpetuate themselves in power in spite of international opposition.
Previews available in: English
Subjects
Places
Times
| Edition | Availability |
|---|---|
1
Imperialism and ethnic politics in Nigeria, 1960-1996
1998, Africa World Press
in English
0865436037 9780865436039
|
aaaa
|
Book Details
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. [155]-169) and index.
Classifications
The Physical Object
Edition Identifiers
Work Identifiers
Community Reviews (0)
Lists
Wikipedia citation
Copy and paste this code into your Wikipedia page.
{{cite book|author=Pade Badru |date=1998 |title=Imperialism and ethnic politics in Nigeria, 1960-1996 |url=https://archive.org/details/imperialismethni0000badr |publication-place=Trenton, NJ |publisher=Africa World Press |isbn=0-86543-603-7 |lccn=97035162 |oclc=37694334 |ol=688173M}}