A History of Nigeria

A History of Nigeria
Author: Toyin Falola
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 313
Release: 2008-04-24
Genre: History
ISBN: 1139472038

Nigeria is Africa's most populous country and the world's eighth largest oil producer, but its success has been undermined in recent decades by ethnic and religious conflict, political instability, rampant official corruption and an ailing economy. Toyin Falola, a leading historian intimately acquainted with the region, and Matthew Heaton, who has worked extensively on African science and culture, combine their expertise to explain the context to Nigeria's recent troubles through an exploration of its 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 show how Nigeria's history has been swayed by the vicissitudes of the world around it, and how Nigerians have adapted to meet these challenges. This book offers a unique portrayal of a resilient people living in a country with immense, but unrealized, potential.

An Economic History of Tropical Africa: The pre-colonial period

An Economic History of Tropical Africa: The pre-colonial period
Author: Zbigniew A. Konczacki
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 325
Release: 1977
Genre: Africa
ISBN: 0714629197

These articles cover: early agricultural development; history of agricultural crops; patterns of land use and tenure; introduction and use of metals; economic and technological aspects of the Iron Age; patterns of trade; trade routes and centres; and media of exchange.

Nigerian Politics

Nigerian Politics
Author: Rotimi Ajayi
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 441
Release: 2020-12-03
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 303050509X

This volume engages in an in-depth discussion of Nigerian politics. Written by an expert group of Nigerian researchers, the chapters provide an overarching, Afrocentric view of politics in Nigeria, from pre-colonial history to the current federal system. The book begins with a series of historical chapters analyzing the development of Nigeria from its traditional political institutions through the First Republic. After establishing the necessary historical context, the next few chapters shift the focus to specific political institutions and phenomena, including the National Assembly, local government and governance, party politics, and federalism. The remaining chapters discuss issues that continue to affect Nigerian politics: the debt crisis, oil politics in the Niger Delta, military intervention and civil-military relations, as well as nationalism and inter-group relations. Providing an overview of Nigerian politics that encompasses history, economics, and public administration, this volume will be useful to students and researchers interested in African politics, African studies, democracy, development, history, and legislative studies.

The Yoruba from Prehistory to the Present

The Yoruba from Prehistory to the Present
Author: Aribidesi Usman
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 519
Release: 2019-07-04
Genre: History
ISBN: 1107064600

A rich and accessible account of Yoruba history, society and culture from the pre-colonial period to the present.

Africa's Development in Historical Perspective

Africa's Development in Historical Perspective
Author: Emmanuel Akyeampong
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 541
Release: 2014-08-11
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1107041155

Why has Africa remained persistently poor over its recorded history? Has Africa always been poor? What has been the nature of Africa's poverty and how do we explain its origins? This volume takes a necessary interdisciplinary approach to these questions by bringing together perspectives from archaeology, linguistics, history, anthropology, political science, and economics. Several contributors note that Africa's development was at par with many areas of Europe in the first millennium of the Common Era. Why Africa fell behind is a key theme in this volume, with insights that should inform Africa's developmental strategies.

African Perspectives on Colonialism

African Perspectives on Colonialism
Author: A. Adu Boahen
Publisher: JHU Press
Total Pages: 174
Release: 2020-10-06
Genre: History
ISBN: 1421441217

This history deals with the twenty-year period between 1880 and 1900, when virtually all of Africa was seized and occupied by the Imperial Powers of Europe. Eurocentric points of view have dominated the study of this era, but in this book, one of Africa's leading historians reinterprets the colonial experiences from the perspective of the colonized. The Johns Hopkins Symposia in Comparative History are occasional volumes sponsored by the Department of History at the Johns Hopkins University and the Johns Hopkins University Press comprising original essays by leading scholars in the United States and other countries. Each volume considers, from a comparative perspective, an important topic of current historical interest. The present volume is the fifteenth. Its preparation has been assisted by the James S. Schouler Lecture Fund.

An Economic History of West Africa

An Economic History of West Africa
Author: A. G. Hopkins
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 348
Release: 2014-09-19
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1317868943

This is the standard account of the economic history of the vast area conventionally known as West Africa. Ranging from prehistoric time to independence it covers the former French as well as British colonies.