Boko Haram : The Past of the Present Upheaval

Ochonu, Moses E.

University of California Press（2026/02発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 288 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780520417687
• DDC分類 363.325096695

Full Description

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.

Contents

Contents
 
Acknowledgments
 
Introduction: Boko Haram Beyond the Spectacle of Violence
1. Before Boko Haram: Contexts and Catalysts
2. Reform and Rejection
3. Boko Haram's Antimodernism Historicized
4. Combat, Captives, and Coping
Epilogue: Historical Speculations on Boko Haram's Future
 
Notes
Bibliography
Index