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The history of Nigeria

Author: Toyin Falola
Publisher: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1999.
Series: The Greenwood histories of the modern nations
Edition/Format: Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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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: The Greenwood histories of the modern nations
Responsibility: Toyin Falola.
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