The Pan-African nation [electronic resource] : oil and the spectacle of culture in Nigeria / Andrew Apter.
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TextLanguage: English Publication details: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2005.Description: 1 online resource (x, 334 p.) : ill., mapISBN: - 9780226023564 (electronic bk.)
- 0226023567 (electronic bk.)
- 9780226023540 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- 0226023540 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- 9780226023557 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 0226023559 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- World Black and African Festival of Arts and Culture (2nd : 1977 : Lagos, Nigeria)
- World Black and African Festival of Arts and Culture (2e : 1977 : Lagos, Nigeria)
- World Black and African Festival of Arts and Culture (2 : 1977 : Lagos, Nigeria)
- Petroleum industry and trade -- Nigeria
- Revenue -- Nigeria
- Pétrole -- Industrie et commerce -- Nigeria
- Revenus de l'État -- Nigeria
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Ethnic Studies -- African American Studies
- Nigeria -- Cultural policy
- Africa -- Civilization
- Nigeria -- Politique culturelle
- Afrique -- Civilisation
- კულტურა ნიგერია
- 305.896 22
- HD9577.N52 A68 2005eb
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [309]-321) and index.
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.
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