Fragmented Identities of Nigeria: Sociopolitical and Economic Crises

Fragmented Identities of Nigeria: Sociopolitical and Economic Crises explores the historiogenesis and ontological struggles of Nigeria as a geographical expression and a political experiment, analyzing it as a microcosm of global African identity crises. The contributors suggest ways for Nigeria to reassess, renegotiate, and reimagine its future, considering the possibility of federating or confederating units or dissolving the country.

Format: Hardback
Length: 304 pages
Publication date: 27 January 2022
Publisher: Lexington Books

Fragmented Identities of Nigeria: Sociopolitical and Economic Crises delves into the intricate historiogenesis and ontological challenges faced by Nigeria as a geographical expression and a political experiment. The transdisciplinary contributions in this book analyze Nigeria as a microcosm of global African identity crises, aiming to address the deep-seated conflicts within multiethnic, multi-linguistic, multi-religious, and multicultural societies.

By examining Nigeria as a nation created for the interests of colonial forces and imbued with feudal hegemonic agendas of global powers working against the emancipation of African people, Fragmented Identities of Nigeria explores the history, evolution, and consequences of Nigeria's sociopolitical and economic crises. The contributors offer insightful recommendations for pulling Nigeria from the brink of an identity implosion, which has been caused by years of governance by leaders lacking vision or understanding of the stakes in global black history.

Throughout the collection, the authors argue that it is high time for Nigeria to reassess, renegotiate, and reimagine its future, whether through finding a peaceful way for the different ethnicities to coexist as federating or confederating units or through dissolving the country that was created for economic exploitation by the United Kingdom.

Weight: 626g
Dimension: 237 x 160 x 29 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781666905830