{"product_id":"boko-haram-moses-e-ochonu-9780520417694","title":"Boko Haram","description":"For many observers, the predation of Boko Haram, unsparing and venal in its manifestation, is shocking, and it seems to lack a local historical frame of reference that would help make it understandable. For others, Boko Haram’s self-declared jihad resonates within a long, local, contested historical memory of religious militancy. This book makes sense of these two seemingly contradictory perceptions. It explains Boko Haram’s simultaneous connection to, and disconnection from, a complex history of religious dissidence and militancy in Northern Nigeria. It also answers the question of where the militants came from, what inspired and motivated them, and whether there is a local history of militant religious rebellion that could both illuminate and challenge Boko Haram’s self-proclaimed jihad. Moses E. Ochonu analyzes the rise and evolution of the Boko Haram movement within and against the contentious religious pasts of Northern Nigeria.","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51245953351968,"sku":"9780520417694","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcorner.com\/products\/boko-haram-moses-e-ochonu-9780520417694","provider":"The Book Corner","version":"1.0","type":"link"}