Historical Dictionary of Nigeria

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Rowman & Littlefield, 2018年6月21日 - 504 頁
The Historical Dictionary of Nigeria: Second Edition introduces Nigeria’s rich and complex history. Readers will find a wealth of information on pre-20th century history, Nigeria under British colonial rule, and important post-independence issues while providing greater attention to Nigeria’s role in international relations, diaspora, and contributions to arts, film and culture in particular. This revised edition covers major developments since the last edition such as the rise of the terrorist group Boko Haram and the election of Muhammadu Buhari to the presidency in 2015 among others.

This second edition of Historical Dictionary of Nigeria: Second Edition contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 1,000 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Nigeria.
 

內容

Introduction
1
THE DICTIONARY
15
Bibliography
427
About the Authors
471
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Historical Dictionary of Nigeria
Toyin Falola,Ann Genova,Matthew M. Heaton
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19th century Abeokuta Abubakar Abuja Action Group activities Ahmadu Bello Alhaji Azikiwe became Benin Boko Haram Born Calabar Cameroons chief Christian Church civil colonial rule Commission Council of Nigeria coup d’état Court created cultural Democratic Party Eastern economic Egba election emir Empire Enugu established ethnic groups Fulani governor Gowon Hausa Kingdoms House of Assembly Ibrahim Babangida Igbo Islamic Kaduna Kano Katsina Lagos language leader located major Middle Belt minister Missionary Movement Muhammadu Buhari Muslim NCNC Nige Niger Delta Niger River Nigerian government Nigerian National northern Nigeria Obafemi Awolowo Ogoni oil palm Ojukwu Olusegun Obasanjo organization Party of Nigeria People’s Party percent petroleum political parties population president Qu’ran Republic of Biafra Sani Abacha School served Shari’a Sokoto Caliphate southern southwestern Nigeria territory tion Trade Union University of Ibadan Usman dan Fodio West African Western Region women Yakubu Yakubu Gowon Yar’Adua Yoruba Zaria

關於作者 (2018)

Toyin Falola is the Jacob & Frances Sanger Mossiker Chair in the Humanities and Professor of History at the University of Texas at Austin. He is also a Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Letters. He is the author and editor of numerous books on Nigerian and African history. His works include his memoir, A Mouth Sweeter than Salt (University of Michigan Press, 2004) and Colonialism and Violence in Nigeria (Indiana University Press, 2009).

Ann Genova is an independent scholar with a Ph.D. in African History from the University of Texas at Austin. Her publications include “Nigeria’s Nationalization of British Petroleum,” International Journal of African Historical Studies 43, no.1 (2010): 115- 36, and the co-authored Politics of the Global Oil Industry (Praeger, 2005).

Matthew M. Heaton is an Associate Professor in the Department of History at Virginia Tech. His research interests are in the history of health and illness, migration, and globalization. He is the author of Black Skin, White Coats: Nigerian Psychiatrists, Decolonization, and the Globalization of Psychiatry (Ohio University Press, 2013) and co-author of A History of Nigeria (Cambridge University Press, 2008).

書目資訊

書名Historical Dictionary of Nigeria
Historical Dictionaries of Africa
作者Toyin Falola, Ann Genova, Matthew M. Heaton
版本2, 圖解
出版者Rowman & Littlefield, 2018
ISBN1538113147, 9781538113141
頁數504 頁
  
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