Politics, Economy, and Society in Twentieth-Century Nigeria

Inbunden, Engelska, 2023

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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.

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Utgivningsdatum2023-10-03
Mått160 x 239 x 25 mm
Vikt653 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor346
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
MedarbetareAdebayo,AkanmuG.
ISBN9781666929966

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Foreword by Akanmu G. AdebayoAcknowledgmentsList of AbbreviationsIntroduction by Tokunbo Aderemi Ayoola & Ayodeji OlukojuPart I: HistoriographyChapter 1: Wale Oyemakinde: The Scholar and Public Policy Engagement by Ayodeji OlukojuChapter 2: Wale Oyemakinde and Nigerian Railway Historiography by Tokunbo Aderemi AyoolaPart II: Economy, Business and TradeChapter 3: The Nigerian Economy, Transportation, and the Tourism Industry by Oladipo. O. OlubomehinChapter 4: Between Diversification and Dissolution: Family Firms in Twentieth-Century Western Nigeria by Ayodeji OlukojuChapter 5:Identity, Trade, and Warfare in Arogbo-Ile: Historicising Luso-Dutch Commercial andMilitary Activities in South-eastern Yorubaland during the Seventeenth Century by Olukoya OgenChapter 6:Journeying from Self-sufficiency to Disarticulated and Dependency Economy: Historicizingthe Long route to Economic Recession in Nigeria by Emmanuel Osewe AkuborPart III:Railways and DevelopmentChapter 7. Coal Indust

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.