Breakdown and Reconstitution: Democracy, The Nation-State, and Ethnicity in Nigeria

By Abu Bakarr Bah and Abu Bakarr Bah Northern Illinois University

Book Overview

Breakdown and Reconstitution analyzes the interplay between democratization, nation-state building, and ethnicity in Nigeria as well as the challenges of transforming a post-colonial multiethnic state into a stable democracy. This work draws attention to the intrinsic relation between the breakdown of quasi-democracy and the reconstitution of a more inclusive democracy and nation-state. Breakdown and Reconstitution is an essential source for scholars of politics in Africa.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0739127934
• ISBN13: 9780739127933
• Release Date: March 2008
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 8.9"