2. Interpretive Theory, Narrative, and the Politics of Meaning

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Part 1: Contextual and Conceptual Perspectives
6. 1. Nation as Grand Narrative 1
7. 2. Interpretive Theory, Narrative, and the Politics of Meaning 30
8. Part 2: Colonial Agency and Counterhegemonic Struggles
9. 3. In Search of a Grand Narrative: The Press and the Ethno-Regional Struggle for Political Independence 47
10. 4. Hegemony and Ethno-Spatial Politics: “Nationalizing” the Capital City in the Late-Colonial Era 83
11. Part 3: Inclusion, Exclusion, and Democratic Contestations
12. 5. Paper Soldiers: Narratives of Nationhood and Federalism in Pre–Civil War Nigeria 107
13. 6. Representing the Nation: Electoral Crisis and the Collapse of the Third Republic 146
14. 7. The “Fought” Republic: The Press, Ethno-Religious Conflicts, and Democratic Ethos 190
15. Part 4: Domination and Resistance in Majority-Minority Relations
16. 8. Narratives, Territoriality, and Majority-Minority Ethnic Violence 227
17. 9. Narratives, Oil, and the Spatial Politics of Marginal Identities 258
18. Conclusion: Beyond Grand Narratives 281
19. Notes 293
20. Bibliography 335
21. Index 363