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                <text>This paper conducts a thorough investigation of the interplay between morality, market dynamics, and meaning in the realm of contemporary Nigerian music. Leveraging insights from the scholarship of Nigerian music theorists, the research highlights that music transcends mere aesthetic appreciation, serving pivotal moral, social, and practical roles within society. Furthermore, the study probes the escalating conflict between deeply-rooted cultural traditions and the contemporary market forces that have commodified music production and consumption.</text>
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                <text>The book "Digital Framework for Rural and Community Development: Principles, Theories and Practice" is a crystallization of various theories in Community Development which guide scholars and practitioners in achieving enhanced practices. I feel honoured and delighted to be asked towrite a foreward tothis innovativescholarlyoutput. The author, in chapter one, discussed Perspectives on Rural, Rural Sociology, Development and Rural Development. The various concepts on Development and Ruralism were critically identified and discussed. In chaptertwo, the various Theories and Approaches of Rural Development such as Basic Needs Approach (BNA), Sustainable Livelihoods Framework (SLF), Dependency Theory, among others, were fully discussed. Chapter three dealt with Economics of Rural Community Development, Ecosystem and Psychology, while chapter four discussed Community Development, Ecosystem and Psychology. The chapter discussed the concept, Nature and Objectives of Community Development, CommunityEcosystemand Psychology. Chapter five discussed Approaches and Theories of Community Development while chapter six focused on Sustainable Community Development. Chapter sevenidentified Instruments, Activities, Dimensionsand Barriers toCommunity Participation. Chapter eight and nine dealt with Community Mobilization and Agencies and Institutions involved in Community Development while chapter tendiscussed CommunityPlanning Analysis. In chapter eleven, the author discussed Community Development Finance (Financing Community Development Projects) while chapter twelve discussed Rural Poverty and Poverty Reduction Strategies. Chapter thirteen discussed Community Development, Adult Education and Universal Basic Education, identifying the linkages among the trio. Chapterfourteen discussed Health Care Service Delivery in Rural Communities while Chapter fifteen discussed Agriculture, Food Security and Industrialization in Rural Communities. Chapter sixteen brought home the topic to discuss Cross River State Community and Development Agency and Rural Development Strategies while the last Chapter, seventeen, focused onDigitizationand CommunityDevelopmentPractice. Having gone through thework, I must commend the authorfor heruse of simple but professional language. Her work is quite readable and lucid. Each Chapter ended with References. I have no iota of hesitation in recommending the text to students, teachers. practitioners and policy makers in Rural and Community DevelopmentPractices</text>
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                <text>&lt;p&gt;The spoken and written communication in English of many a&lt;/p&gt;
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Jayne Owan&#13;
Idom Inyabri</text>
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