Encountering the Nigerian State

Thisvolume advances extant reflections on the state constituted as the Ur-Power in society, particularly in Africa.It analyzes how various agents within the Nigerian society'encounter' the state - ranging from the most routine form of contact to thespectacular. While many recent collections have reheated the old paradigms - of the perils of federalism; corruption; ethnicity etc, our focus here is on encounter, that is, the nuance and complexity of how the state shapes society and vice-versa.Through this, wedepart from the standard state versus society approach that proves so limiting in explaining the African political landscape.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Author: Adebanwi, W.
Published: 08/18/2010
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
ISBN: 9780230622340
Pages: 269
Weight: 0.97lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.60w x 0.80d