A History of Nigeria by Toyin Falola & Matthew M. Heaton Summary
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Journey through 10,000 years of Nigerian resilience in this landmark academic text spanning ancient settlements to modern challenges. Praised for filling crucial gaps in West African scholarship, it reveals how Nigeria's complex ethnic and religious tapestry continues to shape global politics today.
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When Kingdoms Stood Before Nations Were Born
What if I told you that one of the world's most complex nations-home to over 200 ethnic groups and 500 languages-was never meant to exist at all? Nigeria's story begins not with colonial mapmakers in 1914, but thousands of years earlier, when sophisticated civilizations flourished across West Africa's forests and savannas. Archaeological evidence reveals continuous human habitation dating back to 9000 BCE, with communities developing pottery, agriculture, and eventually powerful kingdoms that rivaled any in medieval Europe. The Yoruba spiritual center of Ile-Ife produced bronze sculptures so exquisite they still astonish art historians today. The kingdom of Benin built an empire through tribute and trade, its artisan guilds creating masterpieces that would later fill European museums. Meanwhile, the Kanem empire in the northeast established trans-Saharan trade routes that connected West Africa to the Mediterranean world. These weren't primitive societies waiting for European "civilization"-they were dynamic, self-governing states with their own systems of law, commerce, and cultural expression.
The Slave Trade's Brutal Economics
Revolution and Transformation in the 1800s
The Colonial Conquest and Indirect Rule's Failures
Economic Extraction and the Rise of Resistance
Independence and the Seeds of Civil War
The Paradox of Oil and Democracy's Struggle
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