Architecture and politics in Nigeria: the study of a late twentieth-century enlightenment-inspired modernism at Abuja, 1900-2016

"By examining the creation of the modernist national public spaces of Abuja within a broader historical and global context, this book looks at how the successes and the failures of these spaces have affected the citizens of the country and have, in fact, radicalized individuals and been scene t...

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1. Verfasser: Elleh, Nnamdi (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London and New York Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2017
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Zusammenfassung:"By examining the creation of the modernist national public spaces of Abuja within a broader historical and global context, this book looks at how the successes and the failures of these spaces have affected the citizens of the country and have, in fact, radicalized individuals and been scene to some of the most important political events and terrorist targets, including bombing and protest rallies. Although focusing on Nigeria's capital, the study has a wider global implication that calls attention to how postcolonial countries that were formed at the turn of the twentieth century are continuously fragmenting and remade by the emergence of new nation states like South Sudan."...
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:l, 300 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten, Pläne
ISBN:9781472465290

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