Moses E. Ochonu

Boko Haram (eBook, ePUB)

The Past of the Present Upheaval

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

For many observers, the predation of Boko Haram, unsparing and venal in its manifestation, is shocking, and it seems to lack a local historical frame of reference that would help make it understandable. For others, Boko Haram's self-declared jihad resonates within a long, local, contested historical memory of religious militancy. This book makes sense of these two seemingly contradictory perceptions. It explains Boko Haram's simultaneous connection to, and disconnection from, a complex history of religious dissidence and militancy in Northern Nigeria. It also answers the question of where the militants came from, what inspired and motivated them, and whether there is a local history of militant religious rebellion that could both illuminate and challenge Boko Haram's self-proclaimed jihad. Moses E. Ochonu analyzes the rise and evolution of the Boko Haram movement within and against the contentious religious pasts of Northern Nigeria.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Kensington Books
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Februar 2026
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780520417700
• Artikelnr.: 75375270

Autorenporträt

Moses E. Ochonu is Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair in History and Professor of African History at Vanderbilt University and author, most recently, of Emirs in London: Subaltern Travel and Nigeria's Modernity.