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Résumé : "Nigeria is Africa's most populous country and the world's eighth largest oil producer, but its success has been undermined in recent decades by ethnic and religious conflict, political instability, rampant official corruption and an ailing economy. Toyin Falola, a leading historian intimately acquainted with the region, and Matthew Heaton, who has worked extensively on African science and culture, combine their expertise to explain the context to Nigeria's recent troubles through an exploration of its pre-colonial and colonial past, and its journey from independence to statehood. By examining key themes such as colonialism, religion, slavery, nationalism and the economy, the authors show how Nigeria's history has been swayed by the vicissitudes of the world around it, and how Nigerians have adapted to meet these challenges. This book offers a unique portrayal of a resilient people living in a country with immense, but unrealized, potential."

Résumé : "Known as the African Giant, Nigeria's story is complex and often contradictory. How, despite the ravages of colonialism, civil war, ongoing economic disappointment and most recently the Boko Haram insurgency, has the country managed to stay together for a hundred years? Why, despite an abundance of oil, mineral and agricultural wealth, have so many of its people remained in poverty? These are the key questions explored by Richard Bourne in this remarkable and wide-ranging account of Nigeria's history, from its creation in 1914 to the historic 2015 elections and beyond. Featuring a wealth of original research and interviews, this is an essential insight into the shaping of a country where, despite the seemingly dashed optimism that was raised at independence, there remains hope 'the Nigeria project' may still succeed."

Résumé : Considérée comme une guerre oubliée, le conflit au Biafra ne dura pas moins de trois années qui laissèrent des traces et traumatismes dans les consciences. L'auteure s'efforce de porter un éclairage sur cette guerre, telle qu'elle a été couverte par les médias.

Résumé : "Hanged by the Nigerian government on November 10, 1995, Ken Saro-Wiwa became a martyr for the Ogoni people and human rights activists, and a symbol of modern Africans' struggle against military dictatorship, corporate power, and environmental exploitation. Though he is rightly known for his human rights and environmental activism, he wore many hats: writer, television producer, businessman, and civil servant, among others. While the book sheds light on his many legacies, it is above all about Saro-Wiwa the man, not just Saro-Wiwa the symbol. Roy Doron and Toyin Falola portray a man who not only was formed by the complex forces of ethnicity, race, class, and politics in Nigeria, but who drove change in those same processes. Like others in the Ohio Short Histories of Africa series, Ken Saro-Wiwa is written to be accessible to the casual reader and student, yet indispensable to scholars"

Résumé : Après avoir examiné les raisons de la présence suisse au Nigeria durant la période coloniale, l'auteur évoque l'intensification des rapports entre 1960 et 1967 dans les domaines de la diplomatie, de la coopération au développement et de l'économie. Les rapports diplomatiques et l'influence de l'opinion publique suisse durant la guerre civile sont également abordés. ©Electre 2016

Résumé : Recounting the extraordinary and often neglected story of the Nigerian people in World War II, this history of colonial interactions in Nigeria during the largest global conflict of the twentieth century draws on hitherto unexplored archival resources, challenging the perception that it was primarily a European conflict

Résumé : Despite efforts to abolish slavery throughout Africa in the nineteenth century, the coercive labor systems that constitute "modern slavery" have continued to the present day. To understand why, Robin Phylisia Chapdelaine explores child trafficking, pawning, and marriages in Nigeria's Bight of Biafra, and the ways in which British colonial authorities and Igbo, Ibibio, Efik, and Ijaw populations mobilized children's labor during the early twentieth century. Drawing on a wealth of primary sources that include oral interviews, British and Nigerian archival materials, newspaper holdings, and missionary and anthropological accounts, Chapdelaine argues that slavery's endurance can only be understood when we fully examine "the social economy of a child"-the broader commercial, domestic, and reproductive contexts in which children are economic vehicles. The Persistence of Slavery provides an invaluable investigation into the origins of modern slavery and early efforts to combat it, locating this practice in the political, social, and economic changes that occurred as a result of British colonialism and its lingering effects, which perpetuate child trafficking in Nigeria today.

Résumé : A partir de l'analyse d'archives d'acteurs de l'aide humanitaire, replace de la crise du Biafra dans l'histoire de l'humanitaire. Etudie l'internationalisation de cette crise en 1968, les acteurs d'organisations humanitaires occidentales, les principes juridiques et moraux dont ils se réclamaient, la perception de cette intervention par les bénéficiaires de l'aide, ou encore son impact. ©Electre 2018

Résumé : Un recueil de témoignages d'habitants du Borno, région du Nigeria bordée par le lac Tchad. Il donne une image réaliste des conditions sociales et des moeurs locales, loin des stéréotypes médiatiques réduisant cet ancien Etat d'Afrique au terrorisme et à la pauvreté. ©Electre 2019

Résumé : Histoire de Little Ephraim et Ancona, princes marchands d'esclaves à Vieux Calabar dans l'actuel Nigeria. Capturés en 1767 par des négriers anglais qui les vendent à Saint-Domingue, ils sont vendus ensuite en Virginie. Ils s'enfuient mais arrivés à Bristol en 1773, sont emprisonnés. A nouveau libres, ils se convertissent au méthodisme et côtoient les abolitionnistes avant de retourner au Nigeria.

Résumé : Acculturative Stress and Change in Nigerian Society argues that, in the aftermath of European domination and colonial rule, African struggle and the relationships between social groups in Africa can be traced to the legacy of colonialism as well as events in the post-colonial struggle of domination by the elites. This book locates ethnic conflict in Nigeria not only in the colonial history, but in the attitude and practices of the political elites. Using the Annang of Nigeria as a case study, the book traces their history and struggle for ethnic identity and recognition from pre-colonial times to the post-civil war period. It further argues that colonialism destroyed the Annang identity but the struggle for power following colonialism has also raised other problems. What happened to the Annang represents an example that was repeated all over Africa. The author maintains that what is happening among the Annang is symptomatic of the African struggle. This book moves beyond the usual discussion of the effects of colonialism in the continent which views the modern state as a monolithic whole. It presents as a real-life example of the effects of colonialism and power relationships in the post-independent continent, and therefore, a window through which to see the African problems in modern times. The African elites who took power from the colonialists simply continued policies that did not promote growth and development. It further argues that specific actions and policies in the pre- and post-colonial period contributed to where the continent is today.

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