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The history of Nigeria

Author: Toyin Falola
Publisher: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1999.
Series: Greenwood histories of the modern nations.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Presents a history of Nigeria from its earliest beginnings to the present, discussing its geography, political instututions, economic structure, culture, and ethnic groups.
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Additional Physical Format: Online version:
Falola, Toyin.
History of Nigeria.
Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1999
(OCoLC)680282185
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Toyin Falola
ISBN: 0313306826 9780313306822
OCLC Number: 40684071
Description: xviii, 269 p. : maps ; 24 cm.
Contents: Introduction: Nigeria in perspective --
Precolonial states and societies --
European penetration --
British conquest and resistance --
Colonial rule --
Nationalism and independence --
The first republic, 1960-1965 --
Military rule and the civil war, 1966-1970 --
Oil and politics under the military, 1970-1975 --
Reforms and military 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.
Series Title: Greenwood histories of the modern nations.
Responsibility: Toyin Falola.
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Presents a history of Nigeria from its earliest beginnings to the present, discussing its geography, political instututions, economic structure, culture, and ethnic groups.

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