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OverviewPolitics, Economy, and Society in Twentieth-Century Nigeria, by Ayodeji Olukoju and Tokunbo A. Ayoola, examines key social, political, and economic issues in Nigeria since the colonial period. This book brings together writings on colonial, postcolonial, and contemporary history of Nigeria that provide a panoramic view of diversity, bridge gaps in Nigerian history, and engage with pioneering scholarship in railway and social history in Nigeria by James Olawale Oyemakinde. Some of the themes and perspectives discussed throughout this collection include: contemporary challenges of poverty, unemployment, leadership and governance deficit, entrepreneurship, urbanization, and the underdevelopment of the agricultural and transport systems. Politics, Economy, and Society in Twentieth-Century Nigeria demonstrates that understanding the past helps to develop appropriate policies for contemporary challenges. As highlighted in this volume, it is important to appreciate the significance of context in historical explanation and in the application and adaptation of ideas across space and time. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ayodeji Olukoju , Tokunbo A. Ayoola , Olamide Samson Adelana , Adedeji Aina AdemolaPublisher: Lexington Books Imprint: Lexington Books/Fortress Academic Dimensions: Width: 16.00cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.90cm Weight: 0.653kg ISBN: 9781666929966ISBN 10: 1666929964 Pages: 346 Publication Date: 03 October 2023 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsForeword by Akanmu G. Adebayo Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations Introduction by Tokunbo Aderemi Ayoola & Ayodeji Olukoju Part I: Historiography Chapter 1: Wale Oyemakinde: The Scholar and Public Policy Engagement by Ayodeji Olukoju Chapter 2: Wale Oyemakinde and Nigerian Railway Historiography by Tokunbo Aderemi Ayoola Part II: Economy, Business and Trade Chapter 3: The Nigerian Economy, Transportation, and the Tourism Industry by Oladipo. O. Olubomehin Chapter 4: Between Diversification and Dissolution: Family Firms in Twentieth-Century Western Nigeria by Ayodeji Olukoju Chapter 5:Identity, Trade, and Warfare in Arogbo-Ile: Historicising Luso-Dutch Commercial andMilitary Activities in South-eastern Yorubaland during the Seventeenth Century by Olukoya Ogen Chapter 6:Journeying from Self-sufficiency to Disarticulated and Dependency Economy: Historicizingthe Long route to Economic Recession in Nigeria by Emmanuel Osewe Akubor Part III:Railways and Development Chapter 7. Coal Industry, Railway and their Contributions to the Urbanization ofEastern Nigeria, 1909 – 1960 by Alexander Ugwukah and Abiodun A. Adesegun Chapter 8:“Controversies and Rivalries: The Politics of the Development of the Baro–Kano Railway by Shehu Tijjani Yusuf Part IV: Governance and The Political Economy of Development Chapter 9:The Governing of Nigeria and the Politics of its Restructuring by Adedeji Aina Ademola Chapter 10: Historicizing the Nigerian State and Development by Jeremiah Dibua Chapter 11: Draft Animal Power and Agricultural Production in Rural Northeast Nigeria: A Study in Cropping System History by Noah Echa Attah and Solomon Okpanachi Amodu Part V: Social Development Chapter 12:Clothing the Natives: Police Uniform, Office Dress, and Negotiation of Identity in Colonial Nigeria by Bukola Adeyemi Oyeniyi 13: Colonial Administration, Farmers, and Mixed Farming in Benin Province, Southern Nigeria, 1939-1955 by Uyilawa Usuanlele 14: E-Voting System and Democratization in Nigeria by Olamide Samson Adelana About the Editors and ContributorsReviewsThis book brings together interesting perspectives on the socio-economic history of Nigeria: livestock management, railway historiography, coal industry, tourism industry, pre-colonial trade, family firms, political restructuring and other germane issues. All these are deftly analysed to expose not only continuities with the past but also points of departure and twenty-first century novelties. This will remain a major contribution to the literature on Nigeria’s economic history for a long time. -- Olufunke Adeboye, University of Lagos In this captivating volume, its editors and erudite scholars, Tokunbo Ayoola and Ayodeji Olukoju, have produced a compendium impressively researched, beautifully written, and rich in information on pertinent issues on twentieth century Nigeria’s socio-political and economic history. This book, with contributions from leading scholars, is a stunningly provocative and revelatory intellectual work, one that will compel students, scholars, and policymakers, to reassess the Nigerian experience in the last century towards a better understanding of the contemporary state. -- Adebayo Oyebade, Tennessee State University Author InformationAyodeji Olukoju is distinguished professor of history at University of Lagos. Tokunbo A. Ayoola is reader of history and international studies, and dean of student affairs at Anchor University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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