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The Greenwood Histories of the Modern Nations Ser.: History of Nigeria by Toyin Falola (1999, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherBloomsbury Publishing

ISBN-100313306826

ISBN-139780313306822

eBay Product ID (ePID)639466

Product Key Features

Number of Pages296 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameHistory of Nigeria

Publication Year1999

SubjectAfrica / West, Africa / General, World

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaHistory

AuthorToyin Falola

SeriesThe Greenwood Histories of the Modern Nations Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight20.7 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN99-017859

Dewey Edition21

TitleLeadingThe

Reviews"This is a readable and concise account of Nigerian history....The book is a credit to the author' versatility and considerable ability to synthesize a huge and diverse and challenging subject. All in all, it not only meets the requirements of the target audience but those of serious scholars who need to update their knowledge of Nigerian history."- Journal of African History, "The History of Nigeria successfully creates a coherent narrative of Nigeria's long, diverse, and very complex history with a combination of objectivity and political engagement. This is quite an accomplishment." African Studies Review, "The History of Nigeria successfully creates a coherent narrative of Nigeria's long, diverse, and very complex history with a combination of objectivity and political engagement. This is quite an accomplishment."- African Studies Review, "...historians are quick to remind us that is important to learn from the history of the past in order to avoid mistakes in the future. This book, which is both an excellent under-graduate history and political text, not only addresses historic events as they occurred in Nigeria, but also "deviated" from the "historic norms" by positing in the epilogue problems and challenges that the republic should anticipate and tackle in the Fourth Republic....it provides policy makers and scholars with a framework of the tasks ahead, and in doing so challenges students of Nigerian politics to come up with modalities that might help the nation solve these issues." Journal of Third World Studies, "This is a readable and concise account of Nigerian history....The book is a credit to the author' versatility and considerable ability to synthesize a huge and diverse and challenging subject. All in all, it not only meets the requirements of the target audience but those of serious scholars who need to update their knowledge of Nigerian history." Journal of African History, "...historians are quick to remind us that is important to learn from the history of the past in order to avoid mistakes in the future. This book, which is both an excellent under-graduate history and political text, not only addresses historic events as they occurred in Nigeria, but also "deviated" from the "historic norms" by positing in the epilogue problems and challenges that the republic should anticipate and tackle in the Fourth Republic....it provides policy makers and scholars with a framework of the tasks ahead, and in doing so challenges students of Nigerian politics to come up with modalities that might help the nation solve these issues."- Journal of Third World Studies

Number of Volumes1 vol.

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal966.9

Table Of ContentSeries Foreword Preface Introduction: Nigeria in Perspective Precolonial Societies and States European Penetration British Conquest and Resistance Colonial Rule Decolonization The First Republic, 1960-1965 The Civil War, 1966-1970 Oil and Politics under the Military, 1970-1975 Reforms and Disengagement, 1975-1979 The Second Republic, 1979-1983 The Military, Economy, and Politics, 1983-1993 Predatory Rule, 1993-1998 Crisis Management and the Transition to Democracy Epilogue: Problems and Challenges Biographical Sketches of Notable Nigerians Bibliographical Notes Index

SynopsisThis succinct, authoritative, and engagingly written history of Nigeria from its earliest beginnings through 1998 provides an excellent introduction to the country's history. Constructed around the two interrelated themes of politics and the economy, it relates the development of the Nigerian people from antiquity through the end of 1998. Following a timeline of events in the history of Nigeria, Professor Falola, a leading historian on Nigeria and a distinguished Africanist, provides a readable, coherent narrative that carefully integrates the past into the present to help the student and general reader understand the forces at play in the development of the country throughout its long history. Biographical sketches of notable Nigerians, maps, and a bibliographical essay will aid the beginning researcher. Falola examines the development of civilization among different Nigerian communities from antiquity, the consequences of the introduction of Islam and Christianity, the decimation of the population from the slave trade, the imposition of colonial rule and its effects, the transfer of power to the Nigerians in 1960, and the subsequent turmoil in the government and economy. The work analyzes the complicated journey of Nigeria to the present day, which is marked by political instability and economic underdevelopment. It is a story of Nigeria's failure to fulfill the expectations of its people while using its oil resources to become a giant.

LC Classification NumberDT515