A history of Nigeria
By: Toyin Falola and Matthew M. Heaton.
Contributors: Heaton, Matthew M.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 329
ISBN-13: 9780521862943; 9780521681575
Subjects: Nigeria -- History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Early states and societies, 9,000 BCE-1500 CE; title: Slavery, state and society, c. 1500-c. 1800; title: Political and economic transformations in the nineteenth century; title: Transition to British colonial rule, 1850-1903; title: Colonial society to 1929; title: Nationalist movements and independence, 1929-1960; title: Instability and civil war, 1960-1970; title: Oil, state, and society, 1970-1983; title: Civil society and democratic transition, 1984-2007; title: Nigeria and Nigerians in world history; title: Corruption, anti-corruption, and the 2007 election.