 | Hausaland Divided: Colonialism and Independence in Nigeria and Niger Subjects: Hausa (African people) -- Ethnic identity; Hausa (African people) -- Govemment relations; Niger -- Colonial influence; Nigeria -- Colonial influence; Assimilation (Sociology) -- Niger; Assimilation (Sociology) -- Nigeria; How have different forms of colonialism shaped societies and their politics? William F. S. Miles focuses on the Hausa-speaking people of West Africa whose land is still split by an arbitrary boundary established by Great Britain and France at the turn of the century. William F. S. Miles is Professor of Political Science at Northeastern University. |
