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    Chris Cleave was born in London but spent his early years in Cameroon. He studied experimental psychology at Oxford and has worked as a journalist. He has written three novels and enjoys interacting with readers on Twitter. The summary provides biographical details about the author Chris Cleave.

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    Context and

    Introduction
    THE OTHER HAND

    Chris Cleave- The Basics

    Chris Cleave was born in London and spent his early


    years in Cameroon.

    He studied experimental psychology at Balliol College,


    Oxford.

    Cleave has also worked as a journalist for The Guardian.

    He lives in London with his wife and three children.

    He is the author of two other novels, Incendiary and


    Gold.

    Chris Cleave enjoys dialogue with his readers and invites


    all comers to introduce themselves on Twitter; he can be
    found at twitter.com/chriscleave

    Nigeria- The Basics

    Capital : Abuja

    President : Muhammadu Buhari

    Population:173.6 million (2013 World Bank)

    Official Language: English

    Nigeri
    a

    Nigeria- The Basics

    There are 250 ethnic groups in Nigeria.

    Religion: Muslim 50%, Christian 40%, Indigenous Belief 10%

    AIDS has severely impacted the adult population.

    Life expectancy 52 years

    Nigeria was colonised by Britain in the early 19 th century, became


    independent in 1960 and plunged into civil war between 1967-1970.

    Since then the government has alternated between democratically


    elected civilian government, and military dictatorships. The 2011
    Presidential Election is the first to be viewed to have been conducted
    fairly and ethically.

    The Oil Conflict


    The currentconflict in the Niger Deltaarose in the early 1990s over
    tensions betweenforeign oil corporationsand a number of
    theNiger Deltas minority ethnic groups who feel they are being
    exploited, particularly theOgoni and the Ijaw. Ethnic and political unrest
    has continued throughout the 1990s and persists as of 2013 despite the
    conversion todemocracy and the election of theObasanjogovernment in
    1999. Competition for oil wealth has fuelled violence between
    manyethnic groups, causing the militarization of nearly the entire
    region by ethnic militia groups as well asNigerian Militaryand police
    forces (notably theNigerian Mobile Police). Victims of crimes are fearful of
    seeking justice for crimes committed against them because of a failure to
    prosecute those responsible for human rights abuses.

    The Dedication
    Britain

    is proud of its tradition of providing a safe haven


    for people fleeting (sic) persecution and conflict.

    From Life in the United Kingdom: A Journey to Citizenship (UK Home Office,
    2005)

    Identify the correct word that should be used in this quote.

    How this is this error reflective of the attitude Britain has


    to refugees, as shown in the novel?

    Why do you think Cleave chose to open with this?

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