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050	0	0	_aDT515.57 _b.C86 2010
090			_aDT 515.57 .C86 2010
100	1		_aCunliffe-Jones, Peter. _965694
245	1	0	_aMy Nigeria : _bfive decades of independence / _cPeter Cunliffe-Jones.
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aNew York : _bPalgrave Macmillan, _c2010.
300			_ax, 238 p., [8] p. of plates : _bill. ; _c25 cm.
336			_2rdacontent _atext _btxt
337			_2rdamedia _aunmediated _bn
338			_2rdacarrier _avolume _bnc
520			_a"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"-- _cProvided by publisher.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
651		0	_aNigeria _xHistory. _9152569
651		0	_aNigeria _xPolitics and government. _9152570
651		0	_aNigeria _xSocial conditions. _9152571
651		0	_aNigeria _xEconomic conditions. _9152572
600	1	0	_aCunliffe-Jones, Peter _xTravel _zNigeria. _965694
651		0	_aNigeria _xDescription and travel. _9152573
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