Politics, Economy, and Society in Twentieth-Century Nigeria
Ayodeji Olukoju editor Tokunbo A Ayoola editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Lexington Books
Published:3rd Oct '23
£92.00
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Politics, Economy, and Society in Twentieth-Century Nigeria, by Ayodeji Olukoju and Tokunbo A. Ayoola, examines key social, political, and economic issues in Nigeria since the colonial period. This book brings together writings on colonial, postcolonial, and contemporary history of Nigeria that provide a panoramic view of diversity, bridge gaps in Nigerian history, and engage with pioneering scholarship in railway and social history in Nigeria by James Olawale Oyemakinde. Some of the themes and perspectives discussed throughout this collection include: contemporary challenges of poverty, unemployment, leadership and governance deficit, entrepreneurship, urbanization, and the underdevelopment of the agricultural and transport systems. Politics, Economy, and Society in Twentieth-Century Nigeria demonstrates that understanding the past helps to develop appropriate policies for contemporary challenges. As highlighted in this volume, it is important to appreciate the significance of context in historical explanation and in the application and adaptation of ideas across space and time.
This book brings together interesting perspectives on the socio-economic history of Nigeria: livestock management, railway historiography, coal industry, tourism industry, pre-colonial trade, family firms, political restructuring and other germane issues. All these are deftly analysed to expose not only continuities with the past but also points of departure and twenty-first century novelties. This will remain a major contribution to the literature on Nigeria’s economic history for a long time.
-- Olufunke Adeboye, University of LagosIn this captivating volume, its editors and erudite scholars, Tokunbo Ayoola and Ayodeji Olukoju, have produced a compendium impressively researched, beautifully written, and rich in information on pertinent issues on twentieth century Nigeria’s socio-political and economic history. This book, with contributions from leading scholars, is a stunningly provocative and revelatory intellectual work, one that will compel students, scholars, and policymakers, to reassess the Nigerian experience in the last century towards a better understanding of the contemporary state.
-- Adebayo Oyebade, Tennessee State UniverISBN: 9781666929966
Dimensions: 239mm x 160mm x 25mm
Weight: 653g
346 pages