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Decolonizing independence : statecraft in Nigeria's First Republic and Israeli interventions

Title
Decolonizing independence : statecraft in Nigeria's First Republic and Israeli interventions / Lynn Schler.
Author
Schler, Lynn
Publication
East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, [2022]

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Description
xxxv, 212 pages; 23 cm.
Summary
"Even before it gained independence in 1960, the process of nation-building in Nigeria was plagued by regional, ethnic, and class conflict. Decolonizing Independence examines how leading figures of what would become Nigeria's First Republic (1963-1966) formed relations with Israel to help navigate the challenges of statecraft and development"--
Series Statement
African history and culture
Uniform Title
African history and culture.
Subject
  • 1960-1975
  • Decolonization > Nigeria
  • Decolonization
  • Diplomatic relations
  • Politics and government
  • Nigeria > Politics and government > 1960-1975
  • Nigeria > Foreign relations > Israel
  • Israel > Foreign relations > Nigeria
  • Israel
  • Nigeria
  • Middle East > Palestine
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-198) and index.
Contents
Introduction -- Delinking: The Action Group and the Pursuit of Decolonization -- Disorder: National Incoherence and Foreign Relations -- Development: The Politics of Farm Settlements -- Democracy: The Western Region Crisis and the Coker Inquiry -- Decentered: The Sardauna, the NPC, and Relations with the Middle East -- Conclusion.
Call Number
ReCAP 23-3021
ISBN
  • 9781611864403
  • 1611864402
LCCN
2021054405
OCLC
1295618442
Author
Schler, Lynn, author.
Title
Decolonizing independence : statecraft in Nigeria's First Republic and Israeli interventions / Lynn Schler.
Publisher
East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, [2022]
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
African history and culture
African history and culture.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-198) and index.
Chronological Term
1960-1975
Research Call Number
ReCAP 23-3021
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