Date of Award
2020
Document Type
Masters Thesis
Degree Name
M.A.
Organizational Unit
Josef Korbel School of International Studies, International Studies
First Advisor
Alan Gilbert
Second Advisor
Rafael Loris
Third Advisor
Haider Khan
Fourth Advisor
Aaron Schneider
Keywords
Africa, China, Colonialism, Development, Imperialism, Politics
Abstract
In a 2006 Interview, prominent Nigerian author, and social commentator, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie said; “…Nigeria was set up to fail. The only thing we Nigerians should take responsibility for is the extent of the failure….”1. Such a view about colonialism and the states it arbitrarily created is widely shared by many on the African continent, who have come to understand that the very creation and existence of the African state are largely to blame for the seemingly countless socio-economic and political issues faced on the continent.
1 Kimber, Charlie, Interview: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. The Socialist Review. (Online, October 2006).
Publication Statement
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Rights Holder
Muhammad K. Otaru
Provenance
Received from ProQuest
File Format
application/pdf
Language
en
File Size
90 p.
Recommended Citation
Otaru, Muhammad K., "The African State: An Illusory Vestige of Colonialism" (2020). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 1820.
https://digitalcommons.du.edu/etd/1820
Copyright date
2020
Discipline
Political science, International relations