The Politics of History

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" The Politics of History "
Jonathan T. Reynolds

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	1071382
Doc. No	:	LA115011
Call No	:	‭10.1163/15685217-90007281‬
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Jonathan T. Reynolds
Title & Author	:	The Politics of History [Article]\ Jonathan T. Reynolds
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Journal of Asian and African Studies
Date	:	1997
Volume/ Issue Number	:	32/1-2
Page No	:	50–65
Abstract	:	The influence of religion in Nigerian politics can be traced in particular to the Islamic/political legacy of the nineteenth-century Sokoto Caliphate. The legacy of this Islamic state has dramatically influenced Nigerian politics, which became particularly evident during the period of political activity in the 1950s and the subsequent events that stemmed from this activity. The Sokoto Caliphate as a model of government in northern Nigeria was in fact problematic because it only represented part of an historical tradition that was strongly affected by violence and resistance to Islamic expansion. Hence the Caliphate has been a source of tension rather than integration at the national level.
Descriptor	:	African Studies
Descriptor	:	General
Location & Call number	:	‭10.1163/15685217-90007281‬