Ijapa and Igbin
Subtitle: a discursive meditation on politics, public culture and moral imaginings in Nigeria
By: Olatunde Bayo Lawuyi
Publisher: University Press PLC
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Ibadan, Nigeria
Language: eng
Number of pages: 187
ISBN-13: 9789780694135
Subjects: Nigerians; Attitudes; Yoruba (African people); Public opinion; Nigerian National characteristics
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The Tortoise and the Snail : animal identities and ethical issues concerning political behaviours among the Yoruba of Nigeria --; title: A sceptical public --; title: Is Tortoise a trickster --; title: Chaos in the public space : environment, morality and popular culture in Nigeria --; title: The world of the Yoruba taxi driver : an interpretive approach to vehicle slogans --; title: The neglect of the icon is in bad taste : regret on Nigerian public space --; title: The public good on Nigerian public space : the Nigerian press --; title: Political leaders and challenges of conflict management in an evolving democracy --; title: Culture, democracy and development in Nigeria.