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020			_a978-0-521-68157-5
100			_aFalola, Toyin and Heaton, Matthew
245		2	_aA History of Nigeria
260			_bCambridge University Press
260			_c2008
300			_a329
520			_aNigeria 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. The authors 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.
650			_aHistory
650			_aNigeria
650			_aNon-Fiction
942			_2DDC
942			_cBK
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