Nigeria
Nigeria
What Everyone Needs to Know (R)
Page, Matthew T.; Campbell, John
Oxford University Press Inc
09/2018
240
Mole
Inglês
9780190657987
15 a 20 dias
276
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Introduction1. Why this book?2. What is a Nigerian?3. What challenges does Nigeria face?4. What is Nigeria's promise?Historical Background5. Before it was a European colony, what did Nigeria look like?6. What was Nigeria's colonial experience and how did it win independence?7. What caused the Nigerian Civil War and why is it still important?8. What lessons can we learn from the fall of the Second Republic?9. Why did military rule Nigeria for so long and what was its legacy?10. Who are Nigeria's most important historical figures?The Economics of Oil11. How big is the Nigerian economy and what does it look like?12. How does Nigeria's oil and gas sector work?13. Have Nigerians benefited from the country's enormous oil wealth?14. How can Nigeria grow its economy?15. How does Nigeria fit into the global economy?16. What does the future of Nigeria's economy look like?Religion17. How religious are Nigerians?18. Does Nigeria have a dominant religion and how do its different faiths interact?19. How has Islam in Nigeria been changing?20. What makes Nigerian Christianity unique?Politics: Nigeria's Great Game21. How does Nigeria's federal system work?22. How powerful is Nigeria's president?23. Are there checks and balances on presidential power?24. Why do state governors matter?25. How pervasive is official corruption?26. How effective are efforts to combat corruption?27. What distinguishes Nigeria's two dominant political parties?28. Are Nigerian elections free and fair?29. What is a day in the life of a Nigerian politician like?30. Other than the ballot box, how can Nigerians influence politics?31. Are women a force in Nigerian politics?Nigeria's Security Challenges32. What are Nigeria's top security challenges?33. What is Boko Haram and why has it become so deadly?34. What are the roots of Niger Delta militancy?35. Why has communal conflict killed so many Nigerians?36. What are the Nigerian Army's strengths and weaknesses?37. Why are vigilantes prevalent in Nigeria?Nigeria and the World38. How does Nigeria view its role in the world? In Africa?39. What are Nigeria's relations with Washington and London like?40. What is China's relationship with Nigeria?41. Where is the Nigerian diaspora and why is it so influential?42. Does Nigeria have a human rights problem?Nigeria of the Future43. How are Nigerian cities evolving?44. How will social media and information technology transform Nigerian politics and governance?45. How will climate change impact Nigeria?46. What happens when Nigeria's oil runs out?
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Introduction1. Why this book?2. What is a Nigerian?3. What challenges does Nigeria face?4. What is Nigeria's promise?Historical Background5. Before it was a European colony, what did Nigeria look like?6. What was Nigeria's colonial experience and how did it win independence?7. What caused the Nigerian Civil War and why is it still important?8. What lessons can we learn from the fall of the Second Republic?9. Why did military rule Nigeria for so long and what was its legacy?10. Who are Nigeria's most important historical figures?The Economics of Oil11. How big is the Nigerian economy and what does it look like?12. How does Nigeria's oil and gas sector work?13. Have Nigerians benefited from the country's enormous oil wealth?14. How can Nigeria grow its economy?15. How does Nigeria fit into the global economy?16. What does the future of Nigeria's economy look like?Religion17. How religious are Nigerians?18. Does Nigeria have a dominant religion and how do its different faiths interact?19. How has Islam in Nigeria been changing?20. What makes Nigerian Christianity unique?Politics: Nigeria's Great Game21. How does Nigeria's federal system work?22. How powerful is Nigeria's president?23. Are there checks and balances on presidential power?24. Why do state governors matter?25. How pervasive is official corruption?26. How effective are efforts to combat corruption?27. What distinguishes Nigeria's two dominant political parties?28. Are Nigerian elections free and fair?29. What is a day in the life of a Nigerian politician like?30. Other than the ballot box, how can Nigerians influence politics?31. Are women a force in Nigerian politics?Nigeria's Security Challenges32. What are Nigeria's top security challenges?33. What is Boko Haram and why has it become so deadly?34. What are the roots of Niger Delta militancy?35. Why has communal conflict killed so many Nigerians?36. What are the Nigerian Army's strengths and weaknesses?37. Why are vigilantes prevalent in Nigeria?Nigeria and the World38. How does Nigeria view its role in the world? In Africa?39. What are Nigeria's relations with Washington and London like?40. What is China's relationship with Nigeria?41. Where is the Nigerian diaspora and why is it so influential?42. Does Nigeria have a human rights problem?Nigeria of the Future43. How are Nigerian cities evolving?44. How will social media and information technology transform Nigerian politics and governance?45. How will climate change impact Nigeria?46. What happens when Nigeria's oil runs out?
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