My Nigeria : five decades of independence / Peter Cunliffe-Jones.
Cunliffe-Jones, Peter.
2010
DT515.57 .C86 2010 (Mapit)
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Title My Nigeria : five decades of independence / Peter Cunliffe-Jones.
Author Cunliffe-Jones, Peter.
Edition 1st ed.
ISBN 9780230620230
023062023X
Publication Details New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Language English
Description x, 238 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Call Number DT515.57 .C86 2010
Dewey Decimal Classification 966.9
Summary "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"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Three 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.

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