Violence in a Religiously Divided City: Kaduna, Nigeria-From the Shari'a Riots of 2000 to the Post-election Clashes of 2011

Space and Polity

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 284-299

  Harris, Colette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRISTIANITY; ETHNIC GROUP; ISLAMISM; POLITICAL CONFLICT; POLITICAL VIOLENCE;

KADUNA [NIGERIA]; NIGERIA;

EID: 84890337514     PISSN: 13562576     EISSN: 14701235     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13562576.2013.861175     Document Type: Article

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