Filling a gap, this study presents a comprehensive history of Nigeria's diverse peoples. The first two chapters provide a geographical and archaeological backgr

These essays attempt to focus the light of history,on Nigeria, Nigerians and their contemporary,condition. The root idea here is that fundamental,to all histori

This book reads the narrative of the national politics alongside deeper histories of political and social organization, as well as in relation to competing infl

An overview of the ongoing methods used to understand African history. Spurred in part by the ongoing re-evaluation of sources and methods in research, African

Five essays address such themes as the relationship between feminist history and women's history, the use of the concept of "experience", the development of the