Nigeria - Dancing on the Brink

Informationen zum Autor I love good stories. I remember exactly how I felt when I first read classics like Lord of the Rings, Stranger in a Strange Land, and the Foundation trilogy. I've been writing almost since I started reading. I performed the poems at Sixth Street's Chicago House that eventually became A Week of Years. Then my son came along, and I joined a tech revolution. During two decades at Dell, I accumulated a pocketful of good stories, and Riding on the Coattails of Genius was born. My new series, The Celestial Wars, is set in Austin, where I've spent the best part of my life. In the first novel, Harmon Waite is a homegrown detective befriended by a pair of Nephilim warriors who help him hunt an ancient evil. Before the twelve novels in this arc are done Waite's realities will be shredded by evils beyond imagination. Get ready for a wild ride down supernatural highways. Klappentext In this thoroughly updated edition, John Campbell explores Nigeria's post-colonial history and presents a nuanced explanation of the events and conditions that have carried this complex, dynamic, and very troubled giant to the brink. Central to his analysis are the oil wealth, ... Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: An Ambassadorial Credential PresentationChapter 1: "Un Peu d'Histoire"Chapter 2: If Nigeria Is So Rich, Why Are Nigerians So Poor?Chapter 3: Who Runs Nigeria?Chapter 4: FaithChapter 5: The Niger DeltaChapter 6: A President for Life?Chapter 7: The "Election-Like Event" of 2007Chapter 8: The Breakdown of the Nigerian Political SystemChapter 9: Boko HaramChapter 10: Washington and AbujaChapter 11: Dancing on the Brink

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: John Campbell, Campbell John
• Editore: Rowman and Littlefield
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 07.06.2013
• EAN: 9781442221567
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-2156-7
• Pagine: 240
• Serie: Council on Foreign Relations; A Council on Foreign Relations Book
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; Nigeria, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, HISTORY / Africa / West, 21st Century, 21st century history: from c 2000 -, Politics & government, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, Politics and government, African History, african studies;foreign policy