Name: Boko Haram. The Past of the Present Upheaval
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Author: Moses E. Ochonu
ISBN: 9780520417694

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Boko Haram. The Past of the Present Upheaval

Type

Physical Book

Publisher

University of California Press

Author

Moses E. Ochonu

Year

2026

Pages

288

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

22.90 x 15.20 cm

ISBN13

9780520417694

Boko Haram. The Past of the Present Upheaval

Moses E. Ochonu (Author) · University of California Press · Paperback

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Synopsis "Boko Haram. The Past of the Present Upheaval"

For many observers, the predation of Boko Haram, unsparing and venal in its manifestation, is shocking, and it seems to lack a local historical frame of reference that would help make it understandable. For others, Boko Haram’s self-declared jihad resonates within a long, local, contested historical memory of religious militancy. This book makes sense of these two seemingly contradictory perceptions. It explains Boko Haram’s simultaneous connection to, and disconnection from, a complex history of religious dissidence and militancy in Northern Nigeria. It also answers the question of where the militants came from, what inspired and motivated them, and whether there is a local history of militant religious rebellion that could both illuminate and challenge Boko Haram’s self-proclaimed jihad. Moses E. Ochonu analyzes the rise and evolution of the Boko Haram movement within and against the contentious religious pasts of Northern Nigeria.