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Richard Bourne - Nigeria: A New History of a Turbulent Century - 9781780329062 - V9781780329062
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Nigeria: A New History of a Turbulent Century

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Description for Nigeria: A New History of a Turbulent Century Paperback. An essential insight into the shaping of an African giant. Num Pages: 229 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLW; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 216 x 26. Weight in Grams: 450.
`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 ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Zed Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780329062
SKU
V9781780329062
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15

About Richard Bourne
Richard Bourne is senior research fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London, and a trustee of the Ramphal Institute, London. He is the author of Catastrophe: What Went Wrong in Zimbabwe? (Zed, 2011) and Lula of Brazil (Zed, 2008).

Reviews for Nigeria: A New History of a Turbulent Century
`Fills a gap for a one-stop history of the first century ... Bourne relates a century's worth of politics at a brisk clip.' Financial Times `If you want to understand Nigeria's history in one succinct go, this is a very good choice.' Noo Saro-Wiwa `An insightful account of great interest to scholars.' ... Read more

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