HISTORY & INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS PROJECT TOPICS AND RESEARCH MATERIALS

• 61. ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE: A HISTORICAL SURVEY OF TRADITIONAL BONE SETTING IN ENUGU S...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION The use of herbs to cure illness is as old as man. This is because the existence of man is not without one form of ill health or the other. The evolution of man through pre historic, Neolithic, medieval and colonial and postcolonial times has been attached to one form of medical facility or the other. In Africa, plants and herbs play major roles in addressing health challe...Continue Reading »

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• 62. ARMED FORCES IN PEACE SUPPORT OPERATIONS CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS

  » CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND The challenges to establish and maintain law, order, peace and security have preoccupied humanity since political communities emerged on the surface of earth. (Stedman, 1991). These have been occasioned by the manifestation of conflict as part of the feature of human relations. (Stedman, 1991). The need for peace and security has been addressed with the ...Continue Reading »

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• 63. INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE AND ADMINISTRATION OF CONFLICT RESOLUTION” (A C...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION It is now widely recognized that peaceful settlement of dispute within the framework of the united nations charter requires an intergrated and coordinated approach, combining more than one category of strategies of dispute settlement. A welcome development, in this regard, is the increasing resources to the international court of justice parallel to the methods of dispute ...Continue Reading »

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• 64. TERRORISM AS A CHALLENGE TO NIGERIA’S SECURITY AN ANALYSIS OF BOKO HARAM SINCE...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study It is a historical fact that human society has always been shaped by violence in various forms. In traditional societies, violence included raids, tribal wars, slavery and rebellion. These were carried out as individuals and groups sought to improve their power, status and influence over others, or to register their grievances. The insurrection ...Continue Reading »

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• 65. THE ROAD TO AFRICA UNION; RETROSPECT AND PROSPECT

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of Study Africa is a mosaic of peoples, cultures, ecological settings and history. The continent has an area of 11,677,240 square miles (30,244,050 square Kilometers), stretching from the Mediterranean in the north to the meeting point of the Atlantic and Indian oceans in the south (Chazan 1999: 5). It has the highest arable land per capita in the world; its...Continue Reading »

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• 66. THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL AND THE CHALLENGES OF GLOBAL PEACE AND SECUR...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF STUDY In the contemporary epoch, the subject global peace, security and development is an interesting one for social scientists and researchers in strategic studies. This is because there is near consensus among social scientists and development experts that peace and security are critical ingredients for development. Toure (2004) has described this new m...Continue Reading »

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• 67. A STUDY OF THE NIGERIAN FOREIGN POLICY UNDER PRESIDENT OLUSEGUN OBASANJO, 1999-2...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1:1­Background of the Study The civilian regime of Olusegun Obasanjo in Nigeria pursued the same foreign policy and the same objectives adopted by various regimes right from the period of independence. Although the style tends to differ based on the idiosyncrasies of the number one citizen and his foreign affairs team, but the outcome has always remained basically the ...Continue Reading »

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• 68. A HISTORY OF MUSLIM-CHRISTIAN ACTIVITIES IN ANKPA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KOGI ...

  » ABSTRACT This work examines the History of Muslims Christian activities among the Igala people of Ankpa Local Government Area of Kogi State, from 1979 to 1992. The work examines the activities of Christians and Muslims. It also shows the relationship between all the religions that exist in the area since 1979 and ends up in 1992. The work defines the geographical location of the people of Ankpa. I...Continue Reading »

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• 69. PARTY POLITICS AND POWER STRUGGLE IN LERE LOCAL GOVERNMENT FROM 1999 TO 2011

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Politics is the most advance and important segment of human and social activities, therefore it is an extricable had to the history of every community. As a result is sufficed to say that there is no history without politics. One universally consistent feature of human society as a dynamic organism is the competition for prestige, status and sec...Continue Reading »

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• 70. A HISTORY OF THE INTRODUCTION, GROWTH AND DECLINE OF RAILWAY IN FUNTUA TOWN, 192...

  » CHAPTER ONE Background to the Study 1.1 Introduction The improvement in the means of transportation created the most needed impetus that contributed substantially to the development of man. The knowledge of navigation, for instance, led to the discovery of many otherwise unknown lands. It led to navigation of the Atlantic Ocean which brought about the contact between Africa and Europe. West Africa...Continue Reading »

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• 71. THE REVOLUTION IN CIVIL-MILITARY AFFAIRS: A CASE STUDY OF FAILED STATES OF SYRIA...

  » CHAPTER ONE: GENERAL INTRODUCTION Background to the Study Concept of failed states There is a growing recognition of the threat to international security posed by failed and fragile states, often marred by serious internal conflict that also has the potential of destabilising neighbouring states and providing ungoverned territory that can provide safe haven for terrorists. The inability of their g...Continue Reading »

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• 72. EVALUATING THE CHANGING PATTERN OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION IN MAKARFI LOCAL GOVE...

  » Chapter One Introduction to the Research 1.0 Introduction This research seeks to reconstruct and evaluate the transformative pattern of agriculture in Makarfi Local Government Area (LGA) from earliest times to present, though, emphasis would be placed on the periods from 1960 to 2014. Agriculture have always been the main economic activity as well as largest employer of in Nigeria as a whole and M...Continue Reading »

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• 73. AN ASSESSMENT OF THE PLACE OF MAJOR EMMANUEL IFEAJUNA IN NIGERIA’S SOCIO-POLIT...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 ABSTRACT In his biography about Major Chukwuma Nzeogwu, Olusegun Obasanjo stated that ‘biographies of men who have shaped the course of human history have been written all over the world………….Attempts to re examine the lives of those who have made contributions to this country may not only provide a better insight, but offer possible so...Continue Reading »

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• 74. HARD DRUG ABUSE AND NATIONAL SECURITY IN NIGERIA: A CASE STUDY OF NORTHWEST NIGE...

  » CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study The word “Museum” derives its meanings from the word “Mouseion” meaning “Temple” of the muses a sanctuary dedicated to the museum of the Greek mythology. Today, the museum has become a complex phenomenon as its contents can cover such variety of collections as objects of arts, skeletons of animals, machines, rel...Continue Reading »

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• 75. IMPACT OF INSECURITY ON TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA: A CASE STUDY OF NOK CULT...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background to the Study Insecurity is a current major concern of the world. The kidnapping, bomb lasts, drug, arsenal, bomb factories and illegal trafficking of children and women are all sources of concern in the world.1 The concept of insecurity was initially developed mostly after World War II in the United States, focusing on the military strength, however, it now enco...Continue Reading »

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• 76. ELECTRONIC RESOURCES AND THEIR IMPACT ON ACADEMIC LIBRARY AS SCOIAL AND INTELECT...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The twentieth century was shaped by sweeping changes in communication technologies. The emergence and use of information technology is the century’s most significant development affecting scholarly communication. The application of computers to information processing has brought several products and services to the scenes. Consequently, the ac...Continue Reading »

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• 77. DIGITALIZATION OF LOCAL COLLECTION AND ITS IMPACT ON SCHOLARSHIP

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background to the Study The University library can be seen as the central nervous system of its parent institution as they are primarily established to provide information resources to back up academic programmes. It is the principal instrument of the university in the conservation of knowledge. Proper fulfillment of this role provides a sound basis for the transmission an...Continue Reading »

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• 78. AFRICA: THE CHALLENGES OF SURVIVAL

  » CHAPTER ONE EUROPEAN IMPERIALISM IN AFRICA Imperialism is the policy of state aiming at establishing control beyond its borders over people unwilling to accept such control. Because of this unwillingness imperialist policy always involves the use of power against its victims. Therefore the logic of imperialism is power. It does not stand to reason. Power has no limitation. It is a victorious psych...Continue Reading »

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• 79. IMPACTS OF MODERNIZATION ON CULTURAL HERITAGE MANAGEMENT AND TOURISM DEVELOPMENT...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.0 Overview Ado and Igede Ekiti are towns in Ekiti State, in the south western part of Nigeria, the dominant region of Yoruba people. These culturally oriented towns traced their origins to Ile Ife; a home town of Legendary Prince called Oduduwa, who was (is) classified as the Father and progenitor of the Yoruba people. Just like any other Yoruba settlement and people, it...Continue Reading »

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• 80. THE RELATION OF OPC WITH THE PEOPLE OF MUSHIN AND THE GOVERNMENT OF LAGOS

  » CHAPTER ONE GENERAL INTRODUCTION Introduction All forms of armed groups which engages in criminal activities such as; ethnic armed groups, militia groups, terrorist, insurgent, vigilantes and gang groups, including cultists pose a great threat to the security of the Nigerian state. Most of these groups use coercive force to achieve political, economic and self relevance social goals in opposition ...Continue Reading »

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