Religious Militancy and Self-Assertion: Islam and Politics in Nigeria

by Matthew Hassan Kukah, Toyin Falola

This critical assessment of the origins and consequences of Islam and politics in colonial and post-colonial Nigeria covers religion and national integration; looks at the old and the new Caliphates; examines violence and deprivation in the Kaduna State; and analyses national feeling.

298 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1996