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Markets And Sovereignty, Joseph Blocher, Mitu Gulati
Markets And Sovereignty, Joseph Blocher, Mitu Gulati
Osgoode Hall Law Journal
The past few decades have witnessed the growth of an exciting debate in the legal academy about the tensions between economic pressures to commodify and philosophical commitments to the market inalienability of certain items. Sex, organs, babies, and college athletics are among the many topics that have received attention. The debates often have proceeded, however, as if they involve markets on one side and the state on the other, with the relevant question being the ways in which the latter can or should try to facilitate, restrict, or rely on the former. In this article, we approach the relationship between …
Book Review: Americanah By Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Yemisi Dina
Book Review: Americanah By Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Yemisi Dina
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Americanah is based on a love story that revolved around 3 continents - Africa, North America, and Europe. The themes of race, gender, and identity feature prominently in this award winning novel. Adichie’s story gives a vivid description of the lives of young teenagers of various ethnic and class structures in military-ruled Nigeria from the late 1970s to the 1990s and the beginning of a democratic government. It subtly describes the different ramifications of corruption and highlights a very degenerative period and the beginning of professional brain drain in the country.