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Language Pedagogy and Language Use in Africa
The study of African language pedagogy and use in the Diaspora was initiated in the 1960s as African countries attained independence from colonial powers. In the continent, the enthusiasm for the use of indigenous languages and scholarship has remained relatively moderate as scholars are conflicted in their loyalty to imperial languages. The attitude towards the use of African languages by African leaders has also hampered scholars' efforts to create and sustain the needed visibility for African languages around the world. Needless to say, the study of African languages is not only critical to the study of language theories but also important in changing Africa's overwhelming reliance on Eur...
Directory of Political Science Faculty
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Politics and Identity Formation in Southeastern Nigeria
Scholarly studies on the Igbo have been scant and fragmented. Politics and Identity Formation in Southeastern Nigeria: The Igbo in Perspective fills an obvious gap, exploring the social, cultural,economic, political, and aesthetic traditions that distinguish the Igbo of southeasternNigeria from their neighbors. In scope, content, and analysis this book is both multi- and cross-disciplinary, focusing on the experiences and forces that have shaped the Igbo society, identity formation, and sociocultural, political, and aesthetic representations. Themes such as the importance ofIgbo names in understanding the people’s social, linguistic, religious, gender, and cultural identities, as well as the intersection of language, politics, socialization, education, and aesthetic expression in the Igbo experience in Nigeria, are interrogated in a refreshing fashion with an appreciable level of originality.
From the Village to the Villa and Beyond: Olusegun Aremu Okikiola Obasanjo
This book is about the life and deeds of a man born to a poor farmer. He finds himself thrown into the ups and downs of his environment. A clerk, teacher, and a brilliant soldier. He excelled as a military officer and brought the 30-month Nigerian Civil War to an end. Olusegun Aremu Okikiola Obasanjo (Obj in this book) gradually rose to become the Nigerian Head of State and a two-time elected President of Nigeria. A champion of democratic government in Africa and Nigeria in particular. A fearless critic of Sani Abacha’s military government and spent over three years in jail after the phantom coup trial of 1995 by the Abacha Military Regime. This volume ends on the day Obj returned to his Ota farm after the release from jail in 1998 and slept at home “Like a Baby.”
