Gordon, April A, <br/><br/>
Nigeria's diverse peoples :  a reference sourcebook /  [print] 
April A. Gordon. 
 - Santa Barbara, California :  ABC-CLIO,  (c)2003. (Boston, Massachusetts :  Credo Reference,  (c)2012). 
 - 1 online resource (103 entries) :  30 images, digital files. 
 - ABC-CLIO's ethnic diversity within nations series .
 - Ethnic diversity within nations. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references. 
<br/><br/>Prehistory and Early History. 1 The Peopling of Nigeria --  2 Cultures of Nigeria: An Overview of Ethnicity, Region, and Religion --  3 European Contact and the Atlantic Slave Trade --  Development of Contemporary Nigeria. 4 Colonialism and Nationalism --  5 The Legacy of Colonialism and Postindependence Political Culture --  6 The Biafra Civil War --  7 Party Politics and Civilian Government --  8 Ethnomilitary Rule --  9 Civil Society and Ethnoregional and Religious Issues --  Current Issues and Prospects. 10 Nigerians Abroad --  11 The Future of Nigeria. 
<br/><br/> Exploring the history of ethnic, regional and religious diversity in Nigeria, this volume traces most of the country's current problems to its colonial exploitation.  Focusing on three main ehtnic groups (Hausa-Falani, Yoruba, and Igbo) and ranging from precolonial times to independence in 1960 to the present, this breakthrough study portrays a Nigeria now striving to make a unified nation of itself. Offering a fresh understanding not just of Nigeria but of Africa as well, readers will enter the richly complex world of Nigeria's ethnic history. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781849723176 9781576076835 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Ethnicity--Nigeria.<br/>Ethnic groups--Nigeria.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>GN653.C912.N544 2012 GN653