The Boko Haram Insurgence In Nigeria Perspectives from Within

This book focuses extensively on the Boko Haram insurgence in Nigeria. Providing deeper information on the origin and growth of the sect, it also examines antecedent and historical factors behind the insurgence, assessing a variety of socio-political drivers. The structure, organization and ideology...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Anugwom, Edlyne Eze
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Palgrave Macmillan 2019, 2019
Edition:1st ed. 2019
Series:New Directions in Islam
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. Introduction
  • Chapter 2. Global Islamic Fundamentalist Influence and Theoretical Explanation of the Insurgence
  • Chapter 3. Historical Antecedents and Context of the Boko Haram Insurgence
  • Chapter 4. Origin, Growth and Ideology of Boko Haram
  • Chapter 5. Contemporary Trends and Factors in the Making of Boko Haram
  • Chapter 6. Structure, Funding and Socio-economic Imperatives of Boko Haram. - Chapter 7. Escalation of the Insurgence: July 2009, Leadership and the Remaking of Boko Haram
  • Chapter 8. Between Terrorism and Innovative Proselytization
  • Chapter 9. Boko Haram and the Secular Threat to Nigeria. - Chapter 10. Ethnicizing the Boko Haram Insurgence. - Chapter 11. Coming to Grips with New Forms of an Old Problem: State Response, Internal Challenges and External Credentials
  • Chapter 12. Conclusion: Beyond Religion and Emergent Socio-political Counterpoints