TY - BOOK AU - Falola,Toyin AU - Heaton,Matthew M. TI - A history of Nigeria SN - 9780521681575 (pbk.) U1 - 966.9 FAL 22 PY - 2008/// CY - Cambridge, UK, New York PB - Cambridge University Press KW - History of Nigeria KW - Nigeria KW - History N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 280-321) and index; Early states and societies, 9,000 BCE-1500 CE -- Slavery, state and society, c. 1500-c. 1800 -- Political and economic transformations in the nineteenth century -- Transition to British colonial rule, 1850-1903 -- Colonial society to 1929 -- Nationalist movements and independence, 1929-1960 -- Instability and civil war, 1960-1970 -- Oil, state, and society, 1970-1983 -- Civil society and democratic transition, 1984-2007 -- Nigeria and Nigerians in world history -- Corruption, anti-corruption, and the 2007 election UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0806/2007049016-b.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0806/2007049016-d.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0806/2007049016-t.html ER -