Nigeria and West Africa

Interesting book, with good historical and political account of Nigeria, from colonial times to independence. But the book is outdated, and references are not provided. I’m not sure about the author’s credentials.......more

Highly relevant information for anyone that, while geographically far from this area, has interest in knowing how things got to where they are in central Africa. As in the case of other works of this series, this is a concise, short and to the point account which makes not pretension of covering ever......more

A short and sound little history of West Africa that does what it sets out to do. I'm afraid it struggles, as almost all other books about Africa, to get away from the habit of telling the history of Africa's relationship with the West. But it is better than most at just telling us about the actual......more

Well introduced and easy to follow. Very insightful and good for those looking to know the history of Nigeria. I would recommend this one for sure.......more

Good, quick overview of Nigerian history.......more