Chapter 1 Is History Repeating Itself? Boko Haram and Hamman Yaji

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Illustrations x
4. Acknowledgements xiv
5. Notes on Text xvi
6. List of Abbreviations xix
7. Introduction. Conflicts, Violence and Risk in the Lake Chad Basin 1
8. Part I. Insecurity and Its History
9. Chapter 1 Is History Repeating Itself? Boko Haram and Hamman Yaji 25
10. Chapter 2. The Roots of the Jihadist Sedition Boko Haram: Why in Bornu? 46
11. Chapter 3. Toponymy in the Mandara Mountains: Traces of an Insecure History 66
12. Chapter 4. Ancient Insecurity in the South of the Lake Chad Basin: The Glimmers of Archaeology 81
13. Chapter 5. Adaptations of Transhumant Herders to Insecurity: The Trajectory of the Batha Arabs (Chad) since 1966 102
14. Chapter 6. Lake Fitri (Chad) in the Face of Rising Insecurity: Rethinking the Governance of a Wetland with a Strong Local Power 113
15. Part II. Resources and Insecurities: Reciprocal Influences
16. Chapter 7 Insecurity in Lake Chad. Environment and Conflicts 131
17. Chapter 8. Boko Haram: Revealing Land Insecurity around Lake Chad? 145
18. Chapter 9. Boko Haram, Forced Migrants and Economic Consequences in Eastern Niger 158
19. Chapter 10. Cows of War, Cows of Peace (Central Adamawa, Central African Republic) 171
20. Chapter 11. Can One Still Be a Pastoralist in the Central African Republic? Answers from the Batangafo Region (Ouham) 195
21. Chapter 12. Insecurity and Rumour around Gold Rushes: The Difficulties of Distance Research in the Nigérien Sahara 214
22. Part III. Insecurity, State and Power
23. Chapter 13 Profitable Failure. Migration Policies in Niger 233
24. Chapter 14. Popular Political Engagement in Online Chad 244
25. Chapter 15. Water and Forestry Department: Perpetrators of Insecurity in Rural Chad? 260
26. Chapter 16. The N’Guéli Bridge as a Space of Insecurity: A Case of Militarized Governance in Chad 274
27. Chapter 17. Resilience and ‘Miracle’ in Times of Crisis in Borno: The Case of Kwaya Kusar Local Government Area in Nigeria 287
28. Chapter 18. A Brotherhood against Boko Haram: The Kotoko Hunters in North Cameroon (Logone-et-Chari) 303
29. Chapter 19. Morality and Violence in Desert Societies 314
30. Conclusion A Local Interpretation of Insecurity in the Lake Chad Basin 331
31. Index 341