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| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Falola, Toyin. History of Nigeria. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1999 (OCoLC)680282185 |
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| 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. |
| More information: |
Abstract:
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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