Nigeria's diverse peoples a reference sourcebook
Title:
Nigeria's diverse peoples a reference sourcebook
Author:
Gordon, April A.
ISBN:
9781576076835
9781849723176
9781280712722
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c2003.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xxv, 291 p.) : ill., maps.
Series:
ABC-CLIO's ethnic diversity within nations series
Ethnic diversity within nations.
General Note:
Includes graphical cross-reference mapper.
Contents:
Prehistory and Early History -- The Peopling of Nigeria -- Cultures of Nigeria: An Overview of Ethnicity, Region, and Religion -- European Contact and the Atlantic Slave Trade -- Development of Contemporary Nigeria -- Colonialism and Nationalism -- The Legacy of Colonialism and Postindependence Political Culture -- The Biafra Civil War -- Party Politics and Civilian Government -- Ethnomilitary Rule -- Civil Society and Ethnoregional and Religious Issues -- Current Issues and Prospects -- Nigerians Abroad -- The Future of Nigeria.
Abstract:
From publisher's description: "Exploring the history of ethnic, regional, and religious diversity in Nigeria, this volume traces most of the country's current problems to its colonial exploitation."
Genre:
Electronic Access:
EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=101149