John Ayotunde(Tunde) Isola Bewaji is a member of CODESRIA College of PhD Mentors in Africa and senior research associate at the University of Johannesburg.Rotimi Omosulu is lecturer in philosophy in the Department of Language, Linguistics, and Philosophy at the University of the West Indies.

• IntroductionJohn Ayotunde (Tunde) Isola BewajiChapter One: The Regime of Mental Magnitude and Identity Fragmentation of Nigeria John Ayotunde (Tunde) Isola BewajiChapter Two: Religious Nationalism and Politics of Identity in Contemporary Nigeria Michael Onyebuchi EzeChapter Three: Demystifying Identity Crises in NigeriaRotimi OmosuluChapter Four: Ethnicity and English as a ‘Neutral’ Language in Nigeria’s Multilingual SpaceBolanle O. SogunroChapter Five: Linguistic Practices as Possible Precursors of Identity EndangermentSamson Olusola OlatunjiChapter Six: Language and Identity Crisis in Frantz Fanon’s Philosophy of Double ConsciousnessKenneth U. Abudu and Augustine E. IyareChapter Seven: Ethnic Nationalities, Religious Fundamentalism, and Federalism in NigeriaOlugbemiga Samuel Afolabi and Modesola Vic OmotuyiChapter Eight: Festivals and Dance as Catalysts for Ethno-Cultural Integration and IdentityOluwatoyin Olokodana-JamesChapter Nine: Colonial Urban Ce

This is a fascinating text on a flawed country, Nigeria, a name created by a stranger, to capture the anomalies of artificiality. The collection is engaging, rich, and demonstrative of the range of scholarship on the identity of an embattled country.

John Ayotunde(Tunde) Isola Bewaji is a member of CODESRIA College of PhD Mentors in Africa and senior research associate at the University of Johannesburg.Rotimi Omosulu is lecturer in philosophy in the Department of Language, Linguistics, and Philosophy at the University of the West Indies.

• IntroductionJohn Ayotunde (Tunde) Isola BewajiChapter One: The Regime of Mental Magnitude and Identity Fragmentation of Nigeria John Ayotunde (Tunde) Isola BewajiChapter Two: Religious Nationalism and Politics of Identity in Contemporary Nigeria Michael Onyebuchi EzeChapter Three: Demystifying Identity Crises in NigeriaRotimi OmosuluChapter Four: Ethnicity and English as a ‘Neutral’ Language in Nigeria’s Multilingual SpaceBolanle O. SogunroChapter Five: Linguistic Practices as Possible Precursors of Identity EndangermentSamson Olusola OlatunjiChapter Six: Language and Identity Crisis in Frantz Fanon’s Philosophy of Double ConsciousnessKenneth U. Abudu and Augustine E. IyareChapter Seven: Ethnic Nationalities, Religious Fundamentalism, and Federalism in NigeriaOlugbemiga Samuel Afolabi and Modesola Vic OmotuyiChapter Eight: Festivals and Dance as Catalysts for Ethno-Cultural Integration and IdentityOluwatoyin Olokodana-JamesChapter Nine: Colonial Urban Ce

This is a fascinating text on a flawed country, Nigeria, a name created by a stranger, to capture the anomalies of artificiality. The collection is engaging, rich, and demonstrative of the range of scholarship on the identity of an embattled country.

John Ayotunde(Tunde) Isola Bewaji is a member of CODESRIA College of PhD Mentors in Africa and senior research associate at the University of Johannesburg.Rotimi Omosulu is lecturer in philosophy in the Department of Language, Linguistics, and Philosophy at the University of the West Indies.

• IntroductionJohn Ayotunde (Tunde) Isola BewajiChapter One: The Regime of Mental Magnitude and Identity Fragmentation of Nigeria John Ayotunde (Tunde) Isola BewajiChapter Two: Religious Nationalism and Politics of Identity in Contemporary Nigeria Michael Onyebuchi EzeChapter Three: Demystifying Identity Crises in NigeriaRotimi OmosuluChapter Four: Ethnicity and English as a ‘Neutral’ Language in Nigeria’s Multilingual SpaceBolanle O. SogunroChapter Five: Linguistic Practices as Possible Precursors of Identity EndangermentSamson Olusola OlatunjiChapter Six: Language and Identity Crisis in Frantz Fanon’s Philosophy of Double ConsciousnessKenneth U. Abudu and Augustine E. IyareChapter Seven: Ethnic Nationalities, Religious Fundamentalism, and Federalism in NigeriaOlugbemiga Samuel Afolabi and Modesola Vic OmotuyiChapter Eight: Festivals and Dance as Catalysts for Ethno-Cultural Integration and IdentityOluwatoyin Olokodana-JamesChapter Nine: Colonial Urban Ce

This is a fascinating text on a flawed country, Nigeria, a name created by a stranger, to capture the anomalies of artificiality. The collection is engaging, rich, and demonstrative of the range of scholarship on the identity of an embattled country.