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The Politics of Tradition: Continuity and Change in Northern Nigeria, 1946-1966
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Publishing Details
Full Title:
The Politics of Tradition: Continuity and Change in Northern Nigeria, 1946-1966
Contributors:
By (Author) C. Sylvester Whitaker
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Imprint:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
19th May 2015
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Other Subjects:
Central / national / federal government policies
Dewey:
320.9669
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
578
Dimensions:
Width 152mm, Height 235mm
Weight:
794g
Description
Taking Northern Nigeria during the years 1946 to 1966 as an example, Professor Whitaker shows how modern institutions--parliamentary representation, a cabinet system, popular suffrage, and political parties--were introduced and how they resulted not in a displacement of tradition but in an astute absorption by traditional forces. Originally publis
