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Item Details
Title:
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NIGERIA
A NEW HISTORY OF A TURBULENT CENTURY |
By: |
Richard Bourne |
Format: |
Hardback |

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£85.00 |
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ISBN 10: |
1780329075 |
ISBN 13: |
9781780329079 |
Publisher: |
ZED BOOKS LTD |
Pub. date: |
8 October, 2015 |
Pages: |
344 |
Description: |
An essential insight into the shaping of the 'African giant'. |
Synopsis: |
'If you want to understand Nigeria's history in one succinct go, this is a very good choice.' Noo Saro-Wiwa Known as the African Giant, Nigeria's story is complex and often contradictory. How, despite the ravages of colonialism, civil war, ongoing economic disappointment and most recently the Boko Haram insurgency, has the country managed to stay together for a hundred years? Why, despite an abundance of oil, mineral and agricultural wealth, have so many of its people remained in poverty? These are the key questions explored by Richard Bourne in this remarkable and wide-ranging account of Nigeria's history, from its creation in 1914 to the historic 2015 elections and beyond. Featuring a wealth of original research and interviews, this is an essential insight into the shaping of a country where, despite the seemingly dashed optimism that was raised at independence, there still remains hope 'the Nigeria project' may still succeed. |
Publication: |
UK |
Imprint: |
Zed Books Ltd |
Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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