IN SA, negative views of immigrants are often attributed exclusively to Nigerians. In This Present Darkness, historian Stephen Ellis traces the roots of this xenophobia in a historical survey that illustrates how tens of billions of dollars is generated by organised crime in Nigeria and exported to the rest of the world.He provides a window into the politics of Nigeria in the 20th century and presents a timely examination of the ways in which local conditions and contexts drive the movement of people in a globalised world. Nigerians are known throughout the world for online fraud, especially the infamous 419 scams.Ellis tries to make a distinction between the materiality of crime and its historical counterpart, which is beneficial for readers grappling with the material inefficiencies and corruption of the post-apartheid era.DetailsTITLE: This Present Darkness: A History of Nigerian Organised CrimeAUTHOR: Stephen EllisPUBLISHER: JacanaThe broad historical summary in the first five c...
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