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PUBLISHED
Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1999
DESCRIPTION
xviii, 269 pages : maps ; 24 cm
ISBN/ISSN
0313306826 (alk. paper), 9780313306822 (alk. paper)
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Introduction: Nigeria in perspective -- Precolonial states and societies -- European penetration -- British conquest and resistance -- Colonial rule -- Nationalism and independence -- The first republic, 1960-1965 -- Military rule and the civil war, 1966-1970 -- Oil and politics under the military, 1970-1975 -- Reforms and military disengagement, 1975-1979 -- The second republic, 1979-1983 -- The military, economy, and politics, 1983-1993 -- Predatory rule, 1993-1998 -- Crisis management and the transition to democracy
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