Terror, territoriality and the struggle for indigeneity and citizenship in northern Nigeria

Citizenship Studies

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 349-363

  Adebanwi, Wale ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Citizenship; Northern Nigeria; Territory; Terror

Indexed keywords

CITIZENSHIP; ETHNIC MINORITY; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; ISLAMISM; TERRITORIALITY; TERRORISM; VIOLENCE;

AFRICA; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 70349565228     PISSN: 13621025     EISSN: 14693593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13621020903011096     Document Type: Article

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