This book features articles from a spectrum of perspectives that are 
considered of direct consequence for the discourse on the conflict 
between herders and farmers in Nigeria. These perspectives include those
 from the broad ambit of social sciences and, specifically, views from 
history and political science in order to provide a broad historical 
ground for the understanding of the century-old fissures between ethnic 
nationalities, which have burgeoned into contemporary conflicts and 
violence.