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Nigerian Studies Review Volume 3

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Issue Number: No. 3

Publication Date: May 06, 2018

ISSN: 2376-5801

Editor: Chima J. Korieh

Publisher: Goldline & Jacobs Publishing

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Articles in This Issue

National Transportation Policy and Development: A Comparative Analysis

By Kemal Ozden, Michael U. Mbanaso

Published May 05, 2018

The transformation of transportation infrastructure has been an integral part of industrialization since the invention of the steam engine in the eighteenth century. While innovations in technology have continued to …
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What has Anthropology Got to Do with It: Interface between Tourism and Anthropology

By Chinyere Ukpokolo

Published May 05, 2018

Although there are obvious differences between anthropology and tourism in terms of goals and approach, the two fields share certain similarities: they focus on specific spaces and pay attention to …
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Financial Constraints and the Roman Catholic Mission’s Leprosy Scheme in Eastern Nigeria, 1945-1960

By Uche Uwaezuoke Okonkwo

Published May 05, 2018

The relationship between colonialism and missionary medical services has elicited several scholarly inquiries. In “The Evangelical Uses of Leprosy,” Rita Kipp argued that leprosy served as a ‘keyword’ in the …
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Biafran Radical Groups and the Quest for Biafran Sovereignty in the Nigeria Civil War, 1967-1970

By Bernard Steiner Ifekwe

Published May 05, 2018

In the struggle for Biafran sovereignty during the Nigerian Civil War (1967 – 1970), the Igbo provided the bulk of the leadership and waged the war on both the battlefield …
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The Literary Artist and the African Experience: Reading Madubuike

By Anwesha Das

Published May 05, 2018

Writing as an art, is a “social engagement,” which entails “a commitment on the side of the society” (Madubuike 1). Taking into consideration Ihechukwu Madubuike’s contention in his book Literature, …
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The Moving Finger: Exploring the Grammatological Potential of Nsibidi in Nigeria

By Kevin J. Hales

Published May 05, 2018

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The Igbo and Grassroots Struggles: The Narrative Construction of Hardship in Nollywood

By Innocent Ebere Uwah

Published May 05, 2018

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Otito Ntogbu Na Egbu Nwa Nkita: The Killer Praise Kills a Little Dog - Isiokwu

By Onwubiko Agozino

Published May 05, 2018

Mkpilikpi OkwuThe thesis of Oyeronke Oyewumi that women were invented by Western gender discourse as subordinate beings under the domination of racist imperialist patriarchy is a convincing thesis to make …
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Book Review

By Chima J. Korieh

Published May 05, 2018

Reviews Greg Mbajiogu and Amanze Akpuda, Eds. 50 Years of Solo Performing Art in Nigerian Theatre, 1966-2016. Ibadan: Craft Books Limited, 2018. According to Nilaja Sun, “Solo Performance is nothing new. This …
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