The crippled giant : Nigeria since independence / Eghosa E. Osaghae.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Osaghae, Eghosa E.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nigeria--Politics and government--1960-.

Nigeria.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

xxvi, 342 pages : maps ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 1998.

Summary:

"Crippled Giant is an excellent summary of Nigerian political history....The work is notable for even-handed analysis of both history and theory. The resultis an introduction of the highest quality to the study of Nigerian politics." --African Studies Review -- "Osaghae, an academic with a refreshinglyneutral and understated approach to the maddening follies of his government, hasproduced a highly readable overview of Nigeria's politics, economy, and foreignrelations. Rich in detail, his account is also a useful tour of earlier thematictreatments of the subject." -- Foreign Affairs -- ..".well-written, coherent narrative and thoughtful, balanced analysis of Nigeria'spolitical history from 1960 to 1996." -- A. H. M. Kirk-Greene, St. Antony'sCollege, Oxford -- Eghosa Osaghae's study leads him to the conclusionthat Nigeria's problems are not of recent making but can be traced to structuralimpediments from colonial times.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-334) and index.

ISBN:

0253334101

0253211972

OCLC:

37843690