A history of Nigeria

Falola, Toyin. (Author). Heaton, Matthew M. (Added Author).

Summary: An exploration of Nigeria's pre-colonial and colonial past, and its journey from independence to statehood. By examining key themes such as colonialism, religion, slavery, nationalism and the economy, the authors explain the context to Nigeria's recent ethnic and religious conflicts, political instability, official corruption and ailing economy.

Record details

ISBN: 9780521862943 (hardback)
ISBN: 0521862949 (hardback)
ISBN: 9780521681575 (pbk.)
ISBN: 052168157X (pbk.)
Physical Description: print
xl, 329 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Publisher: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 280-321) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Early states and societies, 9,000 BCE-1500 CE -- Slavery, state and society, c. 1500-c. 1800 -- Political and economic transformations in the nineteenth century -- Transition to British colonial rule, 1850-1903 -- Colonial society to 1929 -- Nationalist movements and independence, 1929-1960 -- Instability and civil war, 1960-1970 -- Oil, state, and society, 1970-1983 -- Civil society and democratic transition, 1984-2007 -- Nigeria and Nigerians in world history -- Corruption, anti-corruption, and the 2007 election.