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245 10 a| Africa in fragmentsh| [electronic resource] :b| essays on Nigeria, Africa, and global Africanity /c| Moses E Ochonu.;

260 a| New York :b| Diasporic Africa Press,c| [2014];

300 a| xxi, 311 pages ;c| 23 cm;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-286) and index.;

505 00 g| Introduction:t| Of Africa's fragments and polemics.;

505 80 g| Section I:t| Nigeria (nation and politics):g| 1.t| How Nigeria can survive --g| 2.t| The other problems of corruption --g| 3.t| The case for real constitutional reform --g| 4.t| Nigerians' love-hate relationship with government --g| 5.t| The "federal character" conundrum --g| 6.t| Can Nigeria afford (literally) this democracy? --g| 7.t| Northern elites and northern economic backwardness --g| 8.t| The limits of electoral reform.;

505 80 g| Section II:t| Nigeria (society and letters):g| 9.t| My Oga is bigger than yours --g| 10.t| Anti-intellectualism and book people --g| 11.t| Bongos Ikwue and Idoma cultural cosmopolitanism --g| 12.t| Names and naming in Nigeria --g| 13.t| Helicopter escapes and the common good --g| 14.t| The patriotism blackmail.;

505 80 g| Section III:t| Africa and the world:g| 15.t| Africa, corruption, poverty, and moral consequence --g| 16.t| Abuja Millennium Tower and the problem of explaining Africa --g| 17.t| Arab racism against Black Africans : toward an understanding --g| 18.t| Boko Haram, African Islam, and foreign Islamic heterodoxy --g| 19.t| African participation in the Atlantic slave trade : a deconstructionist approach --g| 20.t| Why do Africans migrate west? --g| 21.t| Immigrants, uprising, and the revenge of history --g| 22.t| Of African immigrants and African Americans --g| 23.t| Debt cancellation, aid, and Africa : a moral response to critics --g| 24.t| Race, racism, and the immigrant Black experience in Euro-America --g| 25.t| Nollywood and the functional logic of mediocrity --g| 26.t| Toward a new African renaissance --g| Conclusion.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| "'Africa in fragments' is one of a few texts to tackle many topics on the position and challenges of Africa, its peoples, and its diaspora in the world today. It is part of a new genre that makes old and new academic debates on the problems and predicaments of Africanness accessible to a broad spectrum of audiences while outlining and defending the author's own compelling arguments. This book is also one of a few texts breaking new ground by bringing nation, continent, and diaspora into conversation It weaves together analyses of Nigerian, African, and global African topics in an informed but polemical style, challenges readers to rethink their preconceptions on the topics, and offers profoundly new insights into these issues."--c| From the rear cover;

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Africa in fragments essays on Nigeria, Africa, and global Africanity / Moses E Ochonu.

Author/creator	Ochonu, Moses E.
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	New York : Diasporic Africa Press, [2014]
Description	xxi, 311 pages ; 23 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	Africanization--Nigeria. Democracy--Africa. Nationalism--Africa. History--General. --Africa. Africanisation--Nigeria. Nationalisme--Afrique.

Contents	Introduction: Of Africa's fragments and polemics.
Contents	Section I: Nigeria (nation and politics): 1. How Nigeria can survive -- 2. The other problems of corruption -- 3. The case for real constitutional reform -- 4. Nigerians' love-hate relationship with government -- 5. The "federal character" conundrum -- 6. Can Nigeria afford (literally) this democracy? -- 7. Northern elites and northern economic backwardness -- 8. The limits of electoral reform.
Contents	Section II: Nigeria (society and letters): 9. My Oga is bigger than yours -- 10. Anti-intellectualism and book people -- 11. Bongos Ikwue and Idoma cultural cosmopolitanism -- 12. Names and naming in Nigeria -- 13. Helicopter escapes and the common good -- 14. The patriotism blackmail.
Contents	Section III: Africa and the world: 15. Africa, corruption, poverty, and moral consequence -- 16. Abuja Millennium Tower and the problem of explaining Africa -- 17. Arab racism against Black Africans : toward an understanding -- 18. Boko Haram, African Islam, and foreign Islamic heterodoxy -- 19. African participation in the Atlantic slave trade : a deconstructionist approach -- 20. Why do Africans migrate west? -- 21. Immigrants, uprising, and the revenge of history -- 22. Of African immigrants and African Americans -- 23. Debt cancellation, aid, and Africa : a moral response to critics -- 24. Race, racism, and the immigrant Black experience in Euro-America -- 25. Nollywood and the functional logic of mediocrity -- 26. Toward a new African renaissance -- Conclusion.
Abstract	"'Africa in fragments' is one of a few texts to tackle many topics on the position and challenges of Africa, its peoples, and its diaspora in the world today. It is part of a new genre that makes old and new academic debates on the problems and predicaments of Africanness accessible to a broad spectrum of audiences while outlining and defending the author's own compelling arguments. This book is also one of a few texts breaking new ground by bringing nation, continent, and diaspora into conversation It weaves together analyses of Nigerian, African, and global African topics in an informed but polemical style, challenges readers to rethink their preconceptions on the topics, and offers profoundly new insights into these issues."-- From the rear cover
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-286) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2014945068
ISBN	9781937306335
ISBN	193730633X

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