Boko Haram - The Past of the Present Upheaval

For many observers, the predation of Boko Haram, unsparing and venal in its manifestation, is shocking, and it seems to lack a local historical frame of reference that would help make it understandable. For others, Boko Haram's self-declared jihad resonates within a long, local, contested historical memory of religious militancy. This book makes sense of these two seemingly contradictory perceptions. It explains Boko Haram's simultaneous connection to, and disconnection from, a complex history of religious dissidence and militancy in Northern Nigeria. It also answers the question of where the militants came from, what inspired and motivated them, and whether there is a local history of militant religious rebellion that could both illuminate and challenge Boko Haram's self-proclaimed jihad. Moses E. Ochonu analyzes the rise and evolution of the Boko Haram movement within and against the contentious religious pasts of Northern Nigeria.

A propos de l'auteur

Moses E. Ochonu is Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair in History and Professor of African History at Vanderbilt University and author, most recently, of Emirs in London: Subaltern Travel and Nigeria's Modernity.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Moses E. Ochonu, Ochonu Moses E.
• Edition: University Of California Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 24.02.2026
• EAN: 9780520417694
• ISBN: 978-0-520-41769-4
• Pages: 283
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Philosophie, religion > Religion: général, ouvrages de référence; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Religion, théologie; Islam, Nigeria, RELIGION / Islam / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Terrorism, RELIGION / Religion, Politics & State, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Islamic Studies, HISTORY / Africa / West, Religion & politics, Terrorism, armed struggle, Religion and Politics, Islam: branches and groups