Nigeria: A New History of a Turbulent Century by Bourne, Richard

Nigeria: A New History of a Turbulent Century (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781780329062)

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Nigeria: A New History of a Turbulent Century by Bourne, Richard

Nigeria: A New History of a Turbulent Century

$26.95
Nigeria: A New History of a Turbulent Century by Bourne, Richard

Nigeria: A New History of a Turbulent Century

$26.95
Format: Paperback
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'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 and wide-ranging account of Nigeria's history, from its creation in 1914 to the historic 2015 elections and beyond.

Featuring a wealth of original research and interviews, this is an essential insight into the shaping of a country where, despite the seemingly dashed optimism that was raised at independence, there still remains hope 'the Nigeria project' may still succeed.

Author: Richard Bourne
ISBN-10: 1780329067
ISBN-13: 9781780329062
Publisher: Zed Books
Language: English
Published: 11/15/2015
Pages: 344
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 1.10d

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Choice 04/01/2016
By Richard Bourne
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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).
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).

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