A History of Borno: Trans-Saharan African Empire to Failing Nigerian State

by Vincent Hiribarren

Overview

Borno (in northeast Nigeria) is notorious today as the home of an Islamist terrorist group, Boko Haram, whose insurgency is a major security threat, but it was once the heartland of the Kanuri-speaking royal empire of Kanem-Borno, renowned throughout Africa and beyond, which in its later incarnation, the Bornu Empire, lasted from 1380 to 1893. This book offers the reader the first modern history of Borno, drawing upon sources in London, Berlin, Paris, Kaduna and Maiduguri and recently released 'migrated archives'. As its longevity suggests, what is particularly remarkable about Borno is the permanence of its boundaries-its territorial integrity-which dates back centuries, and the political and social identities that such borders framed in the minds of its inhabitants.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781787384392
Publisher:	Hurst
Publication date:	02/17/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	6 MB

About the Author

Vincent Hiribarren is Lecturer in World History at King's College London.

Table of Contents

CONTENTS Acknowledgements Note on Terminology Introduction 1. The Territory of Borno in the Nineteenth Century (1810-1893) 2. All Paths Lead to Borno 3. The Quest for a Territorial Framework 4. The Resurrection of Borno (1902-1960) 5. The Reunion of Dikwa and Borno (1916-1959) 6. The Two Plebiscites of 1959 and 1961 7. Postcolonial Borno Conclusion Bibliography