|
|
Article: The making of the Ogoni ethnic group.
- Article from:
- Africa
- Article date:
- June 22, 2004
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2004 Edinburgh University Press. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
ABSTRACT
The existence of the Ogoni ethnic group is taken for granted in the literature that has grown out of the minority rights and environmentalist campaigns of the 1990s. This article departs from this tradition by engaging the historical development of the Ogoni ethnic group, taking as its point of departure elite politics in the context of colonial categories and post-colonial politics. With comparative data on the development of ethnic groups in Nigeria, it shows how elite politics and state structures and administrative decisions influenced the development of the Ogoni ethnic group and the identity it purveys. It also shows that differing interests in oil ...
Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:
|
|
Article: Denied Wealth, Nigeria's Poor Take Dire Steps; Seeking Share of ...
The Washington Post;
November 9, 1998 ;
700+ words
... ... educated than the rest of the country. Oil spills have damaged fishing grounds and farmland. Since 1990, when the Ogoni ethnic group began campaigning for a share of oil wealth and power, Nigeria's military rulers have kept the delta region under ...
|
|