The History of Nigeria

by Toyin Falola and Matthew M. Heaton

Book Overview

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 from antiquity through the end of 1998. Following a timeline of events in the history of Nigeria, Professor Falola, a leading historian on Nigeria...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313306826
• ISBN13: 9780313306822
• Release Date: September 1999
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"