Democracy and national cohesion in multiethnic African states: South Africa and Nigeria compared

Nations and Nationalism

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 259-280

  Osaghae, Eghosa E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRANSKEI   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOCRACY; ETHNICITY; NATIONAL IDENTITY;

NIGERIA; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0032800131     PISSN: 13545078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1354-5078.1999.00259.x     Document Type: Article

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