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1 online resource (xxii, 231 pages) |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Violence and colonial conquest -- Resistance by violence -- Violence and colonial consolidation -- Taxation and conflicts -- Gendered violence -- Verbal violence and radical nationalism -- Labor, wages, and riots -- Conclusion : violence and political culture. |
| Summary |
Colonialism and Violence in Nigeria looks closely at the conditions that created a legacy of violence in Nigeria. Toyin Falola examines violence as a tool of domination and resistance, however unequally applied, to get to the heart of why Nigeria has not built a successful democracy. Falola's analysis centers on two phases of Nigerian history: the last quarter of the 19th century, when linkages between violence and domination were part of the British conquest; and the first half of the 20th century, which. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Nigeria -- History -- 1851-1899.
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Nigeria. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
1851-1899 |
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Nigeria -- History -- 1900-1960.
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| Chronological Term |
1900-1960 |
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Nigeria -- Politics and government -- To 1960.
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Politics and government. |
| Chronological Term |
To 1960 |
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Nigeria -- Colonization.
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Colonization. |
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Nigeria -- Colonial influence.
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Colonial influence. |
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Violence -- Political aspects -- Nigeria -- History.
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Violence -- Political aspects. |
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Violence. |
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Violence -- Social aspects -- Nigeria -- History.
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Violence -- Social aspects. |
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Political culture -- Nigeria.
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Political culture. |
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Great Britain -- Colonies -- Africa -- Administration.
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Great Britain. |
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Colonies. |
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Africa. |
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Administration. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Falola, Toyin. Colonialism and violence in Nigeria. Bloomington, IN : Indiana University Press, ©2009 9780253353566 (DLC) 2009017097 (OCoLC)313659040 |
| ISBN |
9780253003393 |
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0253003393 |
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9780253353566 |
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0253353564 |
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9780253221193 |
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0253221196 |
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1282319752 |
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9781282319752 |
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