Minority identities in Nigeria : contesting and claiming citizenship in the twentieth century /
"Focusing on Niger Delta minorities, this book reframes Nigeria's nationalist narrative to understand these communities beyond their experience of crude oil politics. Oghenetoja Okoh explores how majority and minority identities were produced by the British colonial state, leaving Nigeria...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York, NY :
Cambridge University Press,
2025.
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| Series: | African identities : past and present
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| Summary: | "Focusing on Niger Delta minorities, this book reframes Nigeria's nationalist narrative to understand these communities beyond their experience of crude oil politics. Oghenetoja Okoh explores how majority and minority identities were produced by the British colonial state, leaving Nigeria to inherit the violence that accompanies this dynamic"-- Provided by publisher. |
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| Physical Description: | xii, 242 pages : maps ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781108488471 1108488471 9781108726382 1108726380 |