Nigeria: A New History of a Turbulent Century - Brossura

Bourne, Richard

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ISBN 10: 1780329067 ISBN 13: 9781780329062

Casa editrice: Zed Books, 2015

Riassunto

Seen from some angles, Nigeria is a remarkable success story: despite its poorly conceived colonial origins, the lingering damage of its colonial subjugation, tenacious civil war, wildly unequal economy, and the recent insurgency by Boko Haram, it has nonetheless remained one nation, growing in population and power, for more than a century now.

This new look at Nigeria traces the country’s history from its pre-colonial days as the home region to a number of distinct tribal powers through its definition by Britain as a single nation in 1914, to the hopeful early days of independence after World War II and the ongoing, often tragic disappointments of its governance and economic performance in the decades since. Richard Bourne pays particular attention to the failure to ensure that the wealth from Nigeria’s abundant oil, mineral, and agricultural resources is widely shared, and he offers an incisive analysis of the damaging effects that such gross inequality has on the nation’s stability and democratic prospects.

The most up-to-date and comprehensive analysis of Africa’s most important and populous nation in decades, this history—rooted in more than three decades of visiting and working in the country—will instantly be the standard account of Nigeria.

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Recensione

Richard Bourne's meticulously researched book is a major addition to Nigerian history. --Guy Arnold, author of Africa: A Modern History

Richard Bourne's brilliant new book is an admirable, fair-minded account of a complex story, embellished with excellent portraits of its extended cast. --Richard Gott, author of Britain's Empire

L'autore

Richard Bourne is senior research fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, London University, and secretary to the Ramphal Institute in London. He is the author of Catastrophe: What Went Wrong in Zimbabwe?

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• Editore: Zed Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1780329067
• ISBN 13: 9781780329062
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 320