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| 020 | |a 9781780329062 |q (pbk.) | ||
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| 050 | 0 | |a DT515.75.B68 2015 | |
| 100 | 1 | |a Bourne, Richard, |d 1940- | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Nigeria : |b a new history of a turbulent century / |c Richard Bourne. |
| 260 | |a London : |b Zed Books, |c c2015. | ||
| 300 | |a xxii, 320 p. : |b map ; |c 22 cm. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 276-308) and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Section 1: 1914-39 : Invention of a country. 1. A merger makes a large possession for Britain ; 2. First World War : Nigeria on the front line ; 3. Lugard struggles with opponents ; 4. Between the wars : Nigeria is not a single state ; 5. Between the wars : the economy in a world depression ; 6. Between the wars : a new assertive nationalism -- Section 2: 1939-64 : Rocky road to freedom. 7. Another world war and strategic importance ; 8. Political change and divisive regionalism ; 9. Regional governments and the coming of independence ; 10. The joy of independence ; 11. Overture to disaster -- Section 3: 1964-89 : The shadow of the generals. 12. Military coups, Biafra and civil war ; 13. Reconstruction, another coup and the craving for democracy ; 14. A second republic, its short, inglorious life and its overthrow ; 15. Buhari, IBB and a new military era -- Section 4: 1989-2014 : A decade of pain, then disappointment in democracy. 16. The annulment of an election puts Nigeria on edge ; 17. The disastrous Abacha years ; 18. Democracy, and the return of Obasanjo ; 19. Yar'Adua, Jonathan and threats in the Delta and the northeast -- Section 5: Reflections. Politics as business ; Ethnicity and religion ; Oil, inequity and poverty ; One Nigeria? | |
| 651 | 0 | |a Nigeria |x History |y 1900-1960. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a Nigeria |x History |y 1960- | |
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