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000437703 1001_ $$aCunliffe-Jones, Peter.
000437703 24510 $$aMy Nigeria :$$bfive decades of independence /$$cPeter Cunliffe-Jones.
000437703 250__ $$a1st ed.
000437703 260__ $$aNew York :$$bPalgrave Macmillan,$$c2010.
000437703 300__ $$ax, 238 p., [8] p. of plates :$$bill. ;$$c25 cm.
000437703 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
000437703 5050_ $$aThree arrivals -- A place of great potential -- The troubles of Nigeria -- Conquest -- Another man's home -- My family connection -- Civil war and bloodshed -- Misrule and plunder -- What you left behind -- Two hours from Singapore -- The cost of oil -- Corruption and trust -- Divided you fall -- Stamp your feet L two histories of protest -- Dreams of a new Nigeria -- The point of departure.
000437703 520__ $$a"His nineteenth century cousin was paddled ashore by slaves, and twisted the arms of tribal chiefs to sign away their territorial rights in the oil rich Niger Delta. Sixty years later, his grandfather helped craft Nigeria's constitution and negotiate its independence, the first of its kind in Africa. Four decades later, journalist Peter Cunliffe-Jones arrived as a journalist in the capital, Lagos, just as military rule ended, to face the country his family had a hand in shaping. Part family memoir, part history, My Nigeria is a piercing look at the colonial legacy in an emerging power in Africa. Marshalling his deep knowledge of the economic, political, and historic forces, Cunliffe-Jones surveys the country's colonial past and explains why British rule led to collapse at independence. He also takes an unflinching look at the complicated country today: from email hoaxes and political corruption to the vast natural resources that make it one of the most powerful African nations; from life in Lagos's virtually unknown and exclusive neighborhoods to the violent conflicts between the numerous tribes that make up this populous African nation. As Nigeria celebrates its five decades of independence, this is a timely and personal look at a captivating country that is still due to achieve its great potential"--$$cProvided by publisher.
000437703 60010 $$aCunliffe-Jones, Peter$$xTravel$$zNigeria.
000437703 651_0 $$aNigeria$$xHistory.
000437703 651_0 $$aNigeria$$xPolitics and government.
000437703 651_0 $$aNigeria$$xSocial conditions.
000437703 651_0 $$aNigeria$$xEconomic conditions.
000437703 651_0 $$aNigeria$$xDescription and travel.
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