Nigeria

After the Nightmare

Häftad, Engelska, 2011

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Nigeria: After the Nightmare is an in-depth look into the Nigerian experience, explaining what went wrong during the country’s thirty years of dictatorship. The book describes Nigeria's problems including oil, corruption, and dictatorship, but also provides a way for Nigeria to recover and become a leading democratic state.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2011-04-18
Mått155 x 231 x 14 mm
Vikt272 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor176
FörlagUniversity Press of America
ISBN9780761855408

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Iyorwuese Hagher, Ph.D., is Nigeria's high commissioner to Canada and has served in the past as Nigeria's ambassador to Mexico (2004-2007), minister of state for health (1995-1998), and a member of Nigerian Senate. He has also taught drama and conducted research in African indigenous theaters at the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, and the University of Jos, and he has been an activist for change in Nigeria, using theater as an advocacy tool advocacy for youth, reproductive health issues, including HIV/AIDS, and development and for exposing and fighting corruption.

Part 1 AcknowledgmentsPart 2 Part I: The Brink ScenarioChapter 3 Prologue: SnapshotsChapter 4 IntroductionChapter 5 1The State of the NationChapter 6 2 Under Western Eyes: NigeriaPart 7 Part II: Nightmare ScenarioChapter 8 3 AfflictionsChapter 9 4 Nigeria's Troublesome Path to UnderdevelopmentChapter 10 5 The Clash of IgnorancePart 11 Part III: Revival ScenarioChapter 12 6 The Role of Intellectual Leadership in National RevivalChapter 13 7 The Role of the Nigerian Diaspora in National RevivalChapter 14 8 The Role of the YouthChapter 15 9 The Next Nigerian PresidentPart 16 EpiloguePart 17 BibliographyPart 18 About the Author

Professor Hagher has had several distinguished careers, from the theatre, to scholarship and teaching, to politics and diplomacy. In all these endeavors his aim has been the betterment of his people and his country. This book is filled with stimulating and often controversial observation and analysis, bringing together information and insights Hagher has gained in the course of his wide-ranging path through life. It will surely stimulate much useful discussion and debate. It is an essential read for anyone who cares about Nigeria's future, as Hagher obviously deeply does.