Critical perspectives on Nigeria's socio-political development in the 20th century
By: edited by 'Gboyega Ajayi.
Contributors: Ajayi, Gboyega.
Publisher: Stebak Books
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Shomolu, Lagos [Nigeria]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 230
Subjects: Nigeria -- Politics and government -- 1960-; Nigeria -- Social conditions -- 1960-
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: The indirect rule system and the gradual eclipse of traditional political authorities in Nigeria / 'Gbade Ikuejube; title: Internal politics of decolonization and the emergence of neo-colonialism in post-independence Nigeria / Gboyega Ajayi; title: Military rule, the Civil War, and the consolidation of the military's hold on the Nigerian polity / 'Kayode Akinbi; title: Census or numbers game : the politics of headcounts in Nigeria / Olu Ayodele; title: Politics of state creation in Nigeria / Dayo Falade; title: The "June 12" crisis and the Igbos' race toward home / Kayode Akinola; title: The military and "democratisation" in Nigeria / Gboyega Ajayi; title: Modernization and professionalisation of the Nigerian Armed Forces in the post-Civil War years / Akin Alao; title: Instability and crises in the Nigerian economy / Femi Mimiko; title: Crises in Nigeria's educational system / Seyi Oyekan; title: Youth identity crisis and the menace of occultism in Nigeria's academic institutions / Olatunde Oduleye; title: The crisis of underdevelopment in Nigeria and crime (419) / Tunde Babawale; title: The spatial pattern of civil strife and communal disturbances in Nigeria, 1960-92 / Emman Akorede; title: 2000 AD and beyond : what prospects for the Nigerian state? / 'Gboyega Ajayi.