Muslim Civic Cultures and Conflict Resolution: The Challenge of Democratic Federalism in Nigeria
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Muslim Civic Cultures and Conflict Resolution: The Challenge of Democratic Federalism in Nigeria
By (Author) John N. Paden
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Brookings Institution
24th October 2005
United States
Classifications
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
Islamic life and practice
Social groups: religious groups and communities
320.9669
Physical Properties
Paperback
320
Width 151mm, Height 227mm, Spine 21mm
503g
Description
John Paden, a noted expert on West African and Islamic societies, uses Nigeria as a critical case study of how a diverse country with a significant Muslim population is working to make the transition to a democratic society. Although little-studied, the non-Arab Muslim communities of West Africa are an important indicator as to whether Islamic democracy in a diverse nation is possible.
Reviews
"Paden brings to his book an experience with Nigerian politics dating back to the 1960s and a keen knowledge of personalities and localities." Allan Christelow, Idaho State University, African Studies Review, 12/1/2006
|" Muslim Civic Cultures and Conflict Resolution, which is part of the Brookings series on U.S. policy toward the Islamic world, is an excellent study of how Muslim civic cultures can respond to conflict mediation and resolution." Akintunde E. Akinade, High Point University, The Muslim World
Author Bio
John N. Paden is Clarence Robinson Professor of International Studies at George Mason University. He has served as professor of public administration at Ahmadu Bello University (Zaria, Nigeria) and dean, Faculty of Social and Management Sciences, at Bayero University (Kano, Nigeria). His previous books include Religion and Political Culture in Kano (University of California, 1974), winner of the Melville J. Herskovits Prize.
