Politics of tradition, the: continuity and change in northern nigeria, 1946-1966
Auteur :
Whitaker, C. Sylvester
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691621432
Date de publication :
8 mars 2015
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
794 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
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