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A Culture of Corruption: Everyday Deception and Popular Discontent in Nigeria

January 29th, 2010

ISBN13: 9780691136479
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Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

Product Description
E-mails proposing an “urgent business relationship” help make fraud Nigeria’s largest source of foreign revenue after oil. But scams are also a central part of Nigeria’s domestic cultural landscape. Corruption is so widespread in Nigeria that its citizens call it simply “the Nigerian factor.” Willing or unwilling participants in corruption at every turn, Nigerians are deeply ambivalent about it–resigning themselves to it, justifying it, or complaining about it. The… More >>

A Culture of Corruption: Everyday Deception and Popular Discontent in Nigeria

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Culture and Customs of Nigeria

January 28th, 2010

Product Description
Nigeria, one of the largest and most important countries in Africa, is rich in traditions and customs, both indigenous and modern. Culture and Customs of Nigeria is the only concise, authoritative, and up-to-date discussion of Nigerian culture that introduces to a Western audience the complexity of its society and the emerging lifestyles among its various peoples. Students and other interested readers will learn about all major aspects of Nigerian culture and custom… More >>