Apter, Andrew H. <br/><br/>
The Pan-African nation  oil and the spectacle of culture in Nigeria /  [electronic resource] : 
Andrew Apter. 
 -  University of Chicago Press,  2005. 
 - 1 online resource (x, 334 p.) :  ill., map. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [309]-321) and index. 
<br/><br/> When Nigeria hosted the Second World Black and African Festival of Arts and Culture (FESTAC) in 1977, it celebrated a global vision of black nationhood and citizenship animated by the exuberance of its recent oil boom. Andrew Apter's The Pan-African Nation tells the full story of this cultural extravaganza, from Nigeria's spectacular rebirth as a rapidly developing petro-state to its dramatic demise when the boom went bust. According to Apter, FESTAC expanded the horizons of blackness in Nigeria to mirror the global circuits of its economy. By showcasing masks, dances, images, and souvenirs fr. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780226023564 (electronic bk.) 0226023567 (electronic bk.) 9780226023540 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0226023540 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9780226023557 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0226023559 (pbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Meeting Names: </label><br/>World Black and African Festival of Arts and Culture Lagos, Nigeria)  1977 :  (2nd : <br/>World Black and African Festival of Arts and Culture Lagos, Nigeria)  1977 :  (2e : <br/>World Black and African Festival of Arts and Culture Lagos, Nigeria)  1977 :  (2 : 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Petroleum industry and trade--Nigeria.<br/>Revenue--Nigeria.<br/>Pétrole--Industrie et commerce--Nigeria.<br/>Revenus de l'État--Nigeria.<br/>SOCIAL SCIENCE--Ethnic Studies--African American Studies.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Nigeria--Cultural policy.<br/>Africa--Civilization.<br/>Nigeria--Politique culturelle.<br/>Afrique--Civilisation.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>კულტურა  ნიგერია 
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HD9577.N52  / A68 2005eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>305.896 
<br/><br/><label>Universal Decimal Class. No.: </label>008(662.6)