Breakdown and reconstitution : democracy, the nation-state, and ethnicity in Nigeria

Breakdown and reconstitution : democracy, the nation-state, and ethnicity in Nigeria / Abu Bakarr Bah.

Author/creator	Bah, Abu Bakarr, 1969-
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, ©2005.
Description	x, 199 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Table of contents
Subject(s)	Democratization--Nigeria. Nigeria--Politics and government --1960- Nigeria--Ethnic relations --Political aspects.

Contents	Introduction : democracy, the nation-state, and ethnicity -- The genesis of Nigeria and the elimination of the common enemy -- Ethnicity and the breakdown of democracy and the nation-state -- Nation-state building in postcolonial Nigeria -- Varieties of institutional designs in postcolonial Nigeria -- Conclusion : the breakdown and reconstitution of democracy in a postcolonial multiethnic nation-state.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-187) and index.
LCCN	2005002157
ISBN	0739109545 (cloth : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	JQ3090 .B34 2005	✔ Available	Place Hold