Hausaland Divided: Colonialism and Independence in Nigeria and Niger

by William F. S. Miles

Overview

How have different forms of colonialism shaped societies and their politics? William F. S. Miles focuses on the Hausa-speaking people of West Africa whose land is still split by an arbitrary boundary established by Great Britain and France at the turn of the century.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780801470097
Publisher:	Cornell University Press
Publication date:	07/09/2015
Series:	Wilder House Series in Politics, History and Culture
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

William F. S. Miles is Professor of Political Science at Northeastern University.

Editorial Reviews

Based on his own ethnographic fieldwork, as well as surveys and oral interviews, Miles (political science, Northeastern U.) examines the vestiges of colonialism among the Hausa-speaking people of West Africa, whose land is still split by an arbitrary boundary established by Britain and France at the turn of the century. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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