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This succinct, authoritative, and engagingly written history of Nigeria from its earliest beginnings through 1998 provides an excellent introduction to the country's history. Constructed around the two interrelated themes of politics and the economy, it relates the development of the Nigerian... read more

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Nigeria as a modern political entity was created in 1914 by the British, as part of the European partition of Africa that began in the last quarter of the nineteenth century.

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  1. Toyin Falola (Author)

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