Oil, Politics and Violence: Nigeria's Military Coup Culture 1966-1976
"I cannot commend this book too highly...this book is a revelation". - Kaye Whiteman (Business Day)"The most comprehensive and authentic documentation on the Nigerian coup and counter coup of 1966 and the Biafran War that I have ever seen." -Former Australian High Commissioner to NigeriaThis is a political history of Nigeria covering 1966-1976. The focus is on the outsized role of the Nigerian military in Nigerian politics and the role of oil wealth and the exploitation of ethnic divisions in preserving that role. --©2009 Book News Inc. Portland, OR