Britain, leftist nationalists and the transfer of power in Nigeria, 1945-1965
By: Hakeem Ibikunle Tijani.
Series: African studies; African studies (Routledge (Firm))
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 165
Subjects: Nationalism -- Nigeria -- History -- 20th century.; Communism -- Nigeria -- History.; Nigeria -- History -- 1900-1960.
Description: xvi, 165 p. ; 24 cm
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 139-198) and index.
Table of contents: title: The preamble; title: Ideology of the left; title: Reconstructing the Zikist Movement; title: Marxism during the 1950s; title: Profiling Nigerian Marxists; title: "Nigeria-McCarthyism"; title: The United States, France, and the Nigerian Marxists; title: Embattled leftists : late 1950s to 1965; title: Conclusion : assessing Marxism failure.