Shell, human rights, and oil in the niger delta 2003 that he coauthored with ike okonta. April 1, 2011 general olusegun obasanjos assault on academics in the late 1970s was the first open attack on nigerias progressives and the idea of university autonomy in the postcolonial era. The 12th lagos book and art festival labaf opened at the exhibition hall of the national theatre on november 12. Nigerian elites, big oil and the ogoni struggle for selfdetermination and coauthor where vultures feast. Nigerian elites, big oil and the ogoni struggle for self determination. Phil from the university of oxford where he has also taught. Nigerian elites, big oil, and the ogoni struggle for selfdetermination ike okonta published in 2008 in trenton nj by africa world press a people visible but unseen from citizens to subjects go on with one nigeria intimations of a future storm the rise of ken sarowiwa reinventing a nation when citizens revolt. In his book, when citizens revolt, ike okonta explains the complexities of ogoni interclan politics which saro wiwa had to negotiate, and describes mosop as a fragile coalition from the outset 5. Books dedicated to gavin williams with mr okonta papa ike okonta when citizens revolt. Ike okonta disagrees with the arguments of such leading africa scholars as mahmood mamdani and donald horowitz regarding the provenance and dynamics. Shell, human rights and oil, on librarything librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers home groups talk zeitgeist. He is presently a postdoctoral fellow in the institute of international studies, university of california, berkeley.
The handbook of global energy policy edited by andreas goldthau. When citizens revolt reexamines the evidence concerning the ogoni struggle for selfdetermination and raises questions about its origins and implications as a case study of the emergence and persistence of ethnic identities and the communal politics they engender in postcolonial africa. Follow ike okonta and explore their bibliography from s ike okonta author page. A new short story with echoes of hemingways a clean welllighted place, from ike okonta, author of when citizens revolt nile baby new fiction from elleke boehmers latest novel due from ayebia in 2008. Sep 18, 2018 the governments action was in response to claims by ogoni people that shell, the anglodutch oil company which has been extracting oil from ogoniland for decades destroyed their ecosystem through gas flaring and oil pollution. After nine ogoni activists were hanged in nigeria, questions were rai. Get the best deal by comparing prices from over 100,000 booksellers.
Pambazuka news publishes here the first instalment of a substantive paper prepared following a recent visit to the blood and oilsoaked region. Written in 2001 and published by verso in 2003, ike okonta and oronto. When citizens revolt by ike okonta, 97815922825, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Mother jones was founded as a nonprofit in 1976 because we knew corporations and the wealthy wouldnt fund the type of hardhitting journalism we set out to do today, reader support makes. Nigerian elites, big oil, and the ogoni struggle for selfdetermination ike okonta published in 2008 in trenton nj by africa world press. Nov 19, 2011 the 2nd african women writers symposium continues today and tomorrow.
Memory and citizenship at ike okontas book launch african. Nigerian elites, big oil and the ogoni struggle for selfdetermination africa world press, trenton, 2008. This precipitated a citizens revolt that even the draconian methods of. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. Check out the new look and enjoy easier access to your favorite features. On friday, the th edition of the influential cultural picnic, the lagos book and art festival, will start this friday at the freedom park in lagos. Ogoni people struggle with shell oil, nigeria, 19901995 global.
Ike okonta took degrees in sociology, anthropology and journalism at the university of nigeria, nsukka, and a doctorate in politics from oxford university. Ike okonta is the author of where vultures feast 3. The ogoni story, he contends, is the classic case of a people, who in order to secure their civic rights as citizens in a state increasingly resorting to rapine despotism, became tribesmen in their struggle to become citizens. New publication by dr ike okonta tuesday 11th december 2007 dr ike okontas new book, when citizens revolt. Ike okonta, prize winning author and scholar presents his latest book about the ogoni struggle for selfdetermination and the role of oil multinationals in human rights abuses. Willow reflects on why extractivism exists, why it matters, and what we might be able to do about it.
Hewitt, political mobilisation and democracy in india. One of the most astonishing feats of recent nietzsche scholarship is that it is able to transform the theory of the will to power into a doctrine of selfmastery. Nigerian elites, big oil and the ogoni struggle, written by ike okonta, will hold at the nigerian institute of international affairs niia on tuesday april 27 by 10am. When citizens revolt reexamines the evidence concerning the ogoni struggle for selfdetermination and raises questions about its origins and implications for a postcolonial africa still grappling with the persistence of ethnic identities and the communal politics they engender. Below is article published by the public presentation of when citizens revolt.
Pdf where vultures feast download full pdf book download. Government policy and export production, 19061965 by usoro, eno j. Nigerian elites, big oil and the ogoni struggle for self. Nigerian elites, big oil and the ogoni struggle for selfdetermination, by ike okonta. A hundred years later, the world was shocked by the murder of ken sarowiwawriter, political activist, and leader of the movement for the survival of the ogoni people. The organizers, the committee for relevant art cora scheduled two festival colloquiums into the event in honor of nigerias 50th anniversary. Along with his close friend and comrade ike okonta who himself went on to write the most insightful book on sarowiwa and the ogoni movement, when citizens revolt, douglas penned one of the most revealing and to this day the most compelling analyses of the oilproducing niger delta and its relation to the crisis of the nigerian postcolonial. Ike okonta oct 18, 2007 on 10 november 1995, the nigerian military regime, under general sani abacha, hanged ken sarowiwa, the writer and minority rights activist, and eight other members of the movement for the survival of ogoni people mosop after a judicially flawed trail. Two weeks before nigerias election, ike okonta takes aim at progressive politics in nigeria or the lack thereof.
Ike went on to write the highly seminal when citizens revolt a study of the non. Ike okonta is currently leverhulme early career fellow at the department of politics and international relations, university of oxford, uk. The ogoni bill of rights demanded, selfdetermination for ogoni people, the control and use. He traces the crisis back to the rule of general ibrahim babangida in the 1980s, when universities were devastated by economic policy. Discover book depositorys huge selection of ike okonta books online. But as ike okonta, a nigerian academic at oxford university and the author of when citizens revolt. One of the greatest books on the niger delta environment is where vultures feast. The governments action was in response to claims by ogoni people that shell, the anglodutch oil company which has been extracting oil from ogoniland for decades destroyed their ecosystem through gas flaring and oil pollution. Please send comments to email protected or comment online at pambazuka news. Nigerian elites, big oil and the ogoni struggle for selfdetermination paperback by ike okonta and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
The us africa command, africom is reportedly on its way to the gulf of guinea. Armed militancy in nigerias niger delta has undermined the countrys oil industry paki and ebienfa 2011, shaped its politics aaron 2015, and provoked debates on the essence of nigerias. Nigerian elites, big oil and the ogoni struggle for selfdetermination. Nigerian elites, big oil and the ogoni struggle for selfdetermination trenton nj. With a few exeptions, there is almost a consensus among nietzsche scholars that the theory of the will to power does not culminate in the vision of a new power politics. It is noteworthy that ike okonta is also a member of the board of directors of era. Praise for oil politics oil politics simple book production. Shell, human right and oil, and its sequel, when citizens revolt. Apr 15, 2009 1 okonta, ike when citizens revolt, ofrima publishing house, 2008,oushouse, p198 2 apter, andrew death and the king s henchmen.
He was shortlisted by the caine prize judges for his story, tindi in the land of the dead. It will run from november 11th to 14th november 2010 at the large exhibition hall of the national theatre, lagos. Thousands of products are available to collect from store or. As the crisis in the niger delta brews, ike okonta looks behind the fragile truce between the movement for the emancipation of the niger delta and nigerias central government. It is a worthy addition to the corpus of works on africas badly mauled ecology. More than two thousand people perished in the attack. Ike okonta disagrees with the arguments of such leading. War, violence and language in ken sarowiwas sozaboy. A people visible but unseen from citizens to subjects go on with one nigeria intimations of a future storm the rise of ken sarowiwa reinventing a nation when citizens revolt the local is the global conclusion. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Organisers of the lagos book and art festivallabaf have commenced a massive hunt for ike okontas when citizens revolt. Nigerian elites, big oil, and the ogoni struggle for self. On 22 february 1895, a naval force laid siege to brass, the chief city of the ijo people of nembe in nigerias niger delta. Buy when citizens revolt by ike okonta from waterstones today.
Nigerian elites, big oil and the ogoni struggle for self determination and coauthor where vultures feast. Political marginalization, repression, and petroinsurgency. Echoes of ecological wars and millions of other books are available. The essence of shared social memorialisation was the focus at the launch of ike okontas new book, when citizens revolt. Nigerian elites, big oil, and the ogoni struggle for selfdetermination africa world press, 2007 and the. Nigerian elites, big oil and the ogoni struggle for selfdetermination first by okonta, ike isbn. Nigerian elites, big oil and the ogoni struggle, written by ike okonta. In israel, the organization is commonly called etzel, based on its hebrew acronym.
The book is valuable reading for students and researchers. But how does a theory designed to undermine the democratic and. Nigerian elites, big oil, and the ogoni struggle for selfdetermination by ike okonta isbn. Ken sarowiwa and the political ecology of citizenship in nigeria in in agony agonies edited by abdul rasheed na allah. His is currently an open society fellow and a visiting scholar at columbia university. About the author ike okonta took degrees in sociology, anthropology and journalism at the university of nigeria, and a doctorate in politics from the university of oxford. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Necessary trouble is one of the most essential books of the year an extensive, vivid overview of troublemaking organizers and movements from the 2008 financial crisis until, if not quite today, then the moment the book went to press. Nigerian elites, big oil and the ogoni struggle for selfdetermination from whsmith. Apr 01, 2011 dr okonta is an abujabased writer and academic.
Nigerian elites, big oil, and the ogoni struggle for selfdetermination points out, the west is to blame for these conditions. Ike okonta okonta, ike used books, rare books and new books. Nigerian elites, big oil, and the ogoni struggle for selfdetermination. Nigerian elites, big oil, and the ogoni struggle for selfdetermination africa world press, trenton, 2007 is forthcoming. On 10 november 1995, the nigerian military regime, under general sani abacha, hanged ken sarowiwa.
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