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The Female King of Colonial Nigeria, Ahebi Ugbabe by Nwando Achebe (review)
In: Journal of colonialism & colonial history, Volume 14, Issue 1
ISSN: 1532-5768
Sudan, Civil War and Terrorism, 1956-1999 (review)
In: Northeast African studies, Volume 7, Issue 2, p. 146-147
ISSN: 1535-6574
World Affairs Online
Islam, Politics and Women's Rights
In: Comparative studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East, Volume 18, Issue 1, p. 64-73
ISSN: 1548-226X
Islam, politics and women's rights
In: Comparative studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East, Volume 18, Issue 1, p. 64-73
World Affairs Online
Islam, politics and women's rights
In: Comparative studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East, Volume 18, Issue 1, p. 64-73
ISSN: 1089-201X
The Politics of History: The Legacy of the Sokoto Caliphate in Nigeria
In: Journal of Asian and African studies: JAAS, Volume 32, Issue 1-2, p. 50
ISSN: 0021-9096
The Politics of History
In: Journal of Asian and African studies: JAAS, Volume 32, Issue 1-2, p. 50-65
ISSN: 1745-2538
The influence of religion in Nigerian politics can be traced in particular to the Islamic/political legacy of the nineteenth-century Sokoto Caliphate. The legacy of this Islamic state has dramatically influenced Nigerian politics, which became particularly evident during the period of political activity in the 1950s and the subsequent events that stemmed from this activity. The Sokoto Caliphate as a model of government in northern Nigeria was in fact problematic because it only represented part of an historical tradition that was strongly affected by violence and resistance to Islamic expansion. Hence the Caliphate has been a source of tension rather than integration at the national level.
Trading tastes: commodity and culture exchange to 1750
In: Connections: key themes in world history