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Obasanjo, Nigeria and the World
John Iliffe
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Description for Obasanjo, Nigeria and the World
Hardback.
This first full account of Obasanjo's life from 1937 to 2010 combines an analysis of an exceptionally vital and complicated man with a history of an exceptionally vital and complicated country. Olusegun Obasanjo was Nigeria's military head of state (1976-9) and President (1999-2007). His career is made the focus for a history of Nigeria's first fifty years of independence (1960-2010) and of African continental affairs during the same period (Obasanjo having been an active opponent of apartheid and an architect of the African Union). The most important African leader of his generation, Obasanjo has had an extraordinarily diverse ... Read more
This first full account of Obasanjo's life from 1937 to 2010 combines an analysis of an exceptionally vital and complicated man with a history of an exceptionally vital and complicated country. Olusegun Obasanjo was Nigeria's military head of state (1976-9) and President (1999-2007). His career is made the focus for a history of Nigeria's first fifty years of independence (1960-2010) and of African continental affairs during the same period (Obasanjo having been an active opponent of apartheid and an architect of the African Union). The most important African leader of his generation, Obasanjo has had an extraordinarily diverse ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
James Currey United Kingdom
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
Number of Pages
340
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847010278
SKU
V9781847010278
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Reviews for Obasanjo, Nigeria and the World
A comprehensive and engaging survey of Obasanjo's life and career from his birth in 1937 and humble origins to his retirement after 2007. [...] Iliffe's analysis of Nigerian politics makes excellent reading, and underlines just how difficult it is for anyone to manage the Nigerian state.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AFRICAN HISTORY
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AFRICAN HISTORY
There is little that John Ilife's clear ... Read more