Nigeria: A New History of a Turbulent Century

by Richard Bourne

Book Overview

'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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1780329067
• ISBN13: 9781780329062
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Zed Books
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.5" x 8.4"