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Nigeria - nījĭrˈēə, officially Federal Republic of Nigeria, republic (1995 est. pop. 101,232,000), 356,667 sq mi (923,768 sq km), W Africa. It borders on the Gulf of Guinea (an arm of the Atlantic Ocean) in the south, on Benin in the west, on Niger in the northwest and north, on Chad in the northeast, and on Cameroon in the east. Abuja is the capital and Lagos


14 of the Best Books and Articles on: Nigerian History

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    This House Has Fallen: Midnight in Nigeria » Read Now

    by Karl Maier. 327 pgs.

    Collections: History, Entire Library
    To understand Africa, you have to understand Nigeria, and few Americans understand Nigeria better than Karl Maier. In the tradition of Philip Gourevitch's betselling We Regret to Inform You... and Redmond O'Hanlon's No Mercy, This House Has Fallen is a bracing, disturbing, evocative report on the...
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    The History of Nigeria » Read Now

    by Toyin Falola. 269 pgs.

    Collections: History, Entire Library
    This succinct, authoritative, and engagingly written history of Nigeria from its earliest beginnings through 1998 provides an excellent introduction to the country's history. Constructed around the two interrelated themes of politics and the economy, it relates the development of the Nigerian people...
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    Nigeria: Struggle for Stability and Status » Read Now

    by Stephen Wright. 194 pgs.

    Collections: History, Entire Library
    Providing a comprehensive analysis of Nigeria since its independence in 1960, this book presents a wide range of social, political, & economic factors to explain the context within which successive military & civilian governments have operated. Two key themes provide structure & insight into events...
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    Studies in Southern Nigerian History » Read Now

    by Boniface I. Obichere. 270 pgs.

    Collections: History, Entire Library
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    Culture and Customs of Nigeria » Read Now

    by Toyin Falola. 204 pgs.

    Collections: History, Entire Library
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    Labour and Politics in Nigeria, 1945-71 » Read Now

    by Robin Cohen. 306 pgs.

    Collections: History, Entire Library
    ...visible aspects of Nigerian contemporary history since the coup...identity, and to the history of working-class institutions...Post K. W. J. The Nigerian Federal Election...
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    The Nigerian Economy: A Macroeconometric and Input-Output Model » Read Now

    by Temitope Waheed Oshikoya. 198 pgs.

    Collections: Entire Library
    ...This book combines descriptive, technical, empirical, policy evaluation, and forecasting methodologies to provide a systematic analysis of the the Nigerian economy. The...
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    Petroleum and Structural Change in a Developing Country: The Case of Nigeria » Read Now

    by Peter O. Olayiwola. 210 pgs.

    Collections: History, Entire Library
    ...understanding of a countrys history, politics, theories, ideologies...analysis of development. The Nigerian development experience is considered...depicts the environment...
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    Constitutional Developments in Nigeria: An Analytical Study of Nigeria's Constitution-Making Developments and the Historical and Political Factors That Affected Constitutional Change » Read Now

    by Kalu Ezera. 280 pgs.

    Collections: Entire Library
    ...with a striking history of political unity...Joan Wheare, The Nigerian Legislative Council...3 Burns, History , p. 226. See also Wheare Joan, The Nigerian Legislative...
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    Nigerian Perspectives: An Historical Anthology » Read Now

    by Gerald S. Graham, Thomas Hodgkin. 342 pgs.

    Collections: History, Entire Library
    ...who have observed or recorded Nigerian history as faithfully as possible, I...collections of documents relating to Nigerian history in any European language has...towards...
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    Sir George Goldie and the Making of Nigeria » Read Now

    by Gerald S. Graham, John E. Flint. 342 pgs.

    Collections: History, Entire Library
    ...an essential study for any serious student of West African history. The news that Barth had crossed the Benue River, the great...Baikie. Baikies expedition was the greatest...
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    The Road to ABA: A Study of British Administrative Policy in Eastern Nigeria » Read Now

    by Harry A. Gailey. 188 pgs.

    Collections: Entire Library
    ...anthropological training. In the years preceding Nigerian independence, when Ibo society was...greatest imperial power. Although the Nigerian slave trade was not completely...
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