Nigeria's Urban History

Hakeem Ibikunle Tijani is Assistant Professor of History and Social Science at the University of St. Francis. He received his Ph.D. in History from the University of South Africa. In addition to this book, he is the author of Britain, Leftist Nationalists, and the Transfer of Power in Nigeria, 1945-1965 (New York / London: Routledge, 2006).

• Chapter 1 List of Tables and IllustrationsChapter 2 AcknowledgementsChapter 3 ForewordChapter 4 AbbreviationsChapter 5 1. Reflection on Nigeria's Urban HistoryChapter 6 2. Human Factor in UrbanizationChapter 7 3. Gender, Urbanization, and Socio-Economic DevelopmentChapter 8 4. The Impact of Road TransportationChapter 9 5. Role of Theater and Drama in Political and Urban DevelopmentChapter 10 6. Prostitution and Urban Social RelationsChapter 11 7. Policing Urban ProstitutionChapter 12 8. Urban Neglect and Underdevelopment of a Border TownChapter 13 9. Transformation of the SabongariChapter 14 10. Colonial and Postcolonial Architecture and UrbanismChapter 15 11. Legal Aspect of Urban DevelopmentChapter 16 12. Industries as Catalyst of Urban Development: A MicroanalysisChapter 17 13. Urbanism and Traditional ReligionChapter 18 14. Urbanism and Ethnic Crises Since the 1980sChapter 19 15. Managing Rural and Urban PovertyChapter 20 16. The Development of a Federal Capital Territory—AbujaChapter 21 About the Editor and ContributorsChapter 22 Index

In Nigeria's Urban History, Tijani has successfully put together one of the most comprehensive discourses on urbanization in Nigeria. A truly scholarly enterprise, with contributions by a corps of experts…this work is a critical and balanced study, and an informative excursion into the under-researched but important aspect of Nigerian studies. The compendium is a giant achievement and a compelling read.