Against the Predators’ Republic Political and Cultural Journalism, 2007-2013

A collection of the author’s journalistic writings between 2007-2013, this book provides both documentation of and reflection on the many faces of social inequality in Africa’s largest country, Nigeria. At the heart of the book’s reportage and analyses is the profound vision of the disturbing link between predation and “democracy,” primarily in Nigeria and Africa but with a trenchant insistence on the inevitable connections to many other regions of the contemporary world. 

The topics covered in Against the Predators’ Republic are everyday affairs but the analytical rigor is very high and uncommon. With the eye for details of a master historical sociologist, the lucid prose of a seasoned writer, and the vast conceptual framing that only an astute political philosopher could command, Jeyifo has produced in this collection a richly informed social biography of a nation.

Tejumola Olaniyan, Louise Durham Mead Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison

In this remarkable collection of his journalistic writings, Biodun Jeyifo displays his enormous mastery of, and passion for, contemporary culture and politics throughout the African continent and the world. He brings to his compelling and accessible columns the depth of knowledge of the scholar, enabling him to see unfolding social and political events in their rich historical context. This book is a “must-read” for those of us who love the African continent and wish to stay abreast of developments in Africa’s largest country.