Nigeria / Toyin Falola and Bukola Adeyemi Oyeniyi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Falola, Toyin.

Contributor:

Oyeniyi, Bukola Adeyemi.

Series:

Africa in focus.

Africa in focus

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nigeria--Civilization.

Nigeria.

Nigeria--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxv, 412 pages) : illustrations, maps.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2024.

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Written by leading experts in African studies, this broad introduction to Nigeria follows the history of the republic from the early period to the present day"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents ; About the Authors ; Preface ; Acknowledgments ; Abbreviations ; 1 Geography ; Introduction ; Climate ; Tropical Rain Forest; Tropical Savannah; The Sahel Climate; Drainage ; Environment ; People ; Patterns of Human Settlement ; 2 History ; Introduction ; Origins of the Nigerian Peoples ; Origin of the Yoruba People; Origin of the Igbo People; Origin of the Hausa People; Archaeological Evidence about the Origin of Peoples of Nigeria ; The Archaic Period (500 BC-AD 500); The Early Formative Period (AD 500-800)

The Late Formative Period (AD 800-1000)The Classical Period (AD 1000-1400); Intermediate Period (1400-1600); The Daima Culture; The Nok Culture; Igbo-Ukwu; History of Modern Nigeria ; Colonial Rule and the Birth of Nigeria; Independence in 1960; Military Intervention in Nigeria's Politics; Civil Rule in Nigeria; The First Republic; The Second Republic; The Third Republic; The Fourth Republic; Yar'Adua's Presidency and Death in Office; Conclusion ; 3 Government and Politics ; Introduction ; Government and Politics in Precolonial Nigeria ; Government and Politics in Colonial Nigeria

Government and Politics in Postcolonial Nigeria Arms of Nigerian Government and Governmental Structure ; 4 Economy ; Economic Overview ; Precolonial Economic History; Colonial Economic History; Postcolonial Economy; Structural Adjustment Program (SAP) and the Development of the Informal Sector; Recent Economic Outlook; Debt Cancellation and Public Debt Management; Industry ; Natural Resource Management; Transportation and Communication Systems; Labor ; Trade and Finance ; Introduction of a Uniform Currency; Internal Trade; Foreign Trade; Banking and Service Industries; Nigerian Stock Exchange

Conclusion 5 Society ; Introduction ; Religion and Thought ; Indigenous Religion; Islam; Christianity; Social Classes and Ethnicity ; Regional Groupings; Ethnicity; The Northern Area; The Southern Area; Ethnic Relations; Women and Marriage ; Hausa Marriage; Igbo Marriage; Yoruba Marriage; Education ; The Indigenous Educational System; Islamic Education; Western Education; 6 Culture ; Introduction ; Language ; Hausa Language; Igbo Language; Yoruba Language; English as a Lingua Franca; Etiquette ; Greetings and Respect; Body Language; Hospitality; Dress Culture; Social Norms

Ceremonies, Eating, and DrinkingOral Tradition, Proverbs, and Speech Making; Literature ; Art and Architecture ; Architecture; Music and Dance ; Food ; Leisure and Sport ; Popular Culture ; Theater and Film ; 7 Contemporary Issues ; Introduction ; National Integration ; Boko Haram and National Security ; Economic Situation ; Health Care ; HIV/AIDS ; The Rule of Law ; Political Instability ; National Constitutional Conference ; Crime and Criminality ; Bribery and Corruption ; International Relations ; Great Britain; The United States of America; China; The European Union

Toward a Brighter Future

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9798400691546

9798216123231

9781598849691

1598849697

OCLC:

903358387