A history of the campaign waged by Great Britain in colonial Nigeria from approximately 1885 on, to abolish the internal slave trade in the Bight of Biafra and its hinterland, a region also known as Eastern Nigeria, Southeastern Nigeria, the Eastern Provinces, or the trans-Niger Provinces. It treats the internal slave trade and the war against it in this region and period as themes separate from the institution of slavery in the same area and the campaign to root it out generally known as emancipation. 264pp, USA. UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER PRESS.

Contributors present an in-depth survey of the impact of the abolition of the Atlantic slave trade on the societies of the Lower Niger Basin of Nigeria. The book provides critical perspectives on the economic, social, and political changes that occurred in the region following the abolition of the external slave trade. Provides new lines of argument that explains the early and close functioning of the coastal middlemen and the immediate hinterland societies with European traders, travelers, observers, and officials during the slave trade era and in the aftermath of slavery in the nineteenth century and offer a fresh look at the broader debate on the impact of the abolition of the slave trade on African societies. Index, 261pp,

USA. AFRICA WORLD PRESS.

First published in 1995. Covers the origins, environment, political, economic and social institutions, and cultural practices of the Ogba. Also looks at the impact of colonialism and Christianity. BNS, maps, ill, 240pp, NIGERIA. FOURTH DIMENSION PUBLISHING CO.LTD, 9781564008

A collection of essays examining why the ideal of Nigerian nationhood remains unrealised. Index, notes, refs, xxiii, 242pp, NIGERIA. OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY PRESS, 9781361344

New archaeological research on the cultural and anthropological history of Central Ijöland, situated in the Central Niger Delta. It draws primarily on oral traditions, local and internal histories in the reconstruction of the past. Traces patterns of migration and dispersals within and from the region in an attempt to reconstruct phases, settlements and ways of life. Considers both the saltwater mangrove swamps sub-zone in the eastern region, and the freshwater swamp and forest sub-zone of the central Delta region. Maps, b/w illus, 330pp, NIGERIA. ONYOMA RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS.

Argues that the Biafra War (1967-1970) was the second phase of the Igbo genocide after the initial massacre of 100,000 Igbo across the principal towns and cities of the northern region and elsewhere in Nigeria during May-September 1966. The slaughter was organised and carefully coordinated by the Nigerian state and its leading institutions the military, police, religious, media and academic establishment. In Biafra, three million Igbo, or a quarter of the nations population then, were annihilated within 30 months. Ekwe-Ekwe contends that Nigeria is a failed state that does not serve the interests of its constituent peoples nor is it capable of creating the enabling environment required for them to carry out the desperately urgent reconstruction of society after such a depressing and devastating history. 176pp, SENEGAL. AFRICAN RENAISSANCE.

By the second decade of the twentieth century in Abeokuta, a Yoruba town in south-western Nigeria, most dyers were producing adire cloth, which featured a variety of patterns created by resist dyeing with indigo onto a primarily European manufactured cloth. This book highlights the dynamic way in which these women engaged with the colonial economy, taking full advantage of its infrastructure and credit, as well as the new technologies and the availability of imported European cloth. It reveals how the women dyers constantly adapted to changes in the market, technology, political and economic conditions, consumer tastes and competition from other imported goods so that the industry not only survived but thrived as the town of Abeokuta was increasingly incorporated into the international economy. 304pp, maps, photos, UK. JAMES CURREY PUBLISHERS, 0852556004

This is the first comprehensive study of leftist ideology and the organizational structure in colonial and post-colonial Nigeria. Moving the contributions of Nigerian leftists from the archival centres to mainstream intellectual and nationalist history, this is the first historical narrative of the unsung heroes of the Nigerian nationalist movement. Including the study of the attitude of pro-western nationalist and Anglo-British officials towards the Nigerian leftists, this will open eyes and minds in the study of a fascinating historical subject. Index, bib, 167pp, UK. ROUTLEDGE.

Drawn primarily from the records of the Colonial Office, the Foreign Office, the Commonwealth Relations Office and the Cabinet, this collection of documents records the making of British policies relating to Nigeria. Part One covers the years 1943 to 1953, Part Two covers the period from mid 1953 to independence in October 1960. BNS, maps, Part One: 643pp, Part Two: 801pp, UK. STATIONARY OFFICE LTD, 0112905994

Traces the significance of Bonny from the first Portuguese settlers and the Atlantic slave trade to the increasing British dominance in the nineteenth century, the rudiments and role of the European trading community in the twentieth century and independent Nigeria. B/w ill, maps, index, ix, 134pp, NIGERIA. ONYOMA RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS, 9783507591

Analysis of Nigeria's political history from 1990 to 1996, blending the economic and international relations dimension with the core political history text. 'Very well-written, coherent and easy-to-follow narrative...as impressive and valuable on the economic and foreign policies side as it is on the political.' A.H.M.Kirk-Greene, St Antony's College, Oxford. Notes, bib, index. 356pp, UK. HURST.

A comprehensive study into the historical and cultural past of the Uneme, from the pre colonial period to 1962 emphasising the iron industry, its development and eventual collapse during European colonial expansion. Index, bib, maps, xxxiii, 625pp, NIGERIA. THE BOOK COMPANY LTD., 9783677802

2003 Hardback

Representing many years of field work, oral history data collection and the consolidation and amalgamation of the works of many different researchers, this study illuminates the varied connections between social and political groupings in the Middle Belt region of Nigeria, the Benue Basin. Index, maps, bib, notes, vi, 305pp, NIGERIA. FOURTH DIMENSION PUBLISHING CO.LTD, 9781564156

An examination of the detrimental effects of colonial educational policies on northern Nigerian society. Index, notes, refs, tables, 228pp, UGANDA. FOUNTAIN PUBLISHERS.

2003 9970023748 Paperback

Examines issues surrounding the colonial state and the distribution of state power in northern Nigeria, and offers a unique reading of land tenure that challenges earlier views of the role of indirect rule. In Pierce's view, colonial representations of land tenure claimed to reflect pre-colonial systems of rule, but instead, fundamentally misrepresented farmers' experience. He maintains that this misrepresentation created a paradox at the core of the colonial state which persists into the present and helps to explain contemporary problems in African states. 272pp, USA. INDIANA UNIVERSITY PRESS.

Documents the history of change during the colonial period in the Abakaliki division and town of south-eastern Igbo Nigeria over four main historical periods: pre-British Abakaliki; the begin-nings of colonialism from the early twentieth century until the 1920s; the 1920s until the Second World War; and the post-war period through to independence in 1960. Within the context of rapid urbanisation and urban sprawl in Africa, the study focuses on one Nigerian town and its rural environs. It is the story of successful rural farmers and of an emerging town in their midst; and a study of ethnic interrelationships, integration and conflict between the town and the rural areas. 394pp, NIGERIA. SPECTRUM BOOKS LTD.

There is an adage that the Igbo have no kings. This study focuses on an area in Igboland where Igbos not only have kings, but female kings. It is an area where women served as warriors and even married many wives. Because women in Nsukka Division served as prominent actors in a complex set of interactions, relationships and manifestations unmatched elsewhere in Igboland, the author argues that researchers cannot adequately analyze the landscape of Nsukka Division without investigating the central place of women and the female principle in the spiritual world of the society. 274pp, USA. HEINEMANN USA.

The story of the national team from 1949 to the present. Full of facts and figures for the football fan. B/w illus, 222pp, UK, Author, 0953815900

This book covers the entire spectrum of the history of Africa's largest black state. Following the first two chapters which provide a geographical and archaeological background, the main body of the work is divided into three sections: Nigeria before 1800, Nigeria in the 19th Century, and Nigeria in the 20th Century. Index. 615pp. NIGERIA . HEINEMANN EDUCATIONAL BOOKS NIGERIA.

This collection of essays results from a history conference held at the University of Port Harcourt in 2005 in honour of its professor and Chair of the Ijaw History Project, Ebiegberi Joe Alagoa. Topics covered include: history and cultural nationalism in Nigeria; oral tradition and oral history; intellectual culture and radicalism. Further chapters consider the history, development and local economy in Opobo, and environmental concerns in the region. 212pp, NIGERIA. ONYOMA RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS.

Fifteen lectures and seminar papers delivered between 1979 and 2002 by a leading historian and educationist. It addresses inter-group relations in the context of the importance of history to a Nigeria still engaged in the task of nation-building and national development; and against the background of a national educational policy which, since the 1980s, has marginalised history. IThe papers are focussed on Nigeria as a whole, but specific topics include: including Benin, the Delta Province, The Niger Delta, the Aboh Kingdom, the Isoko, and the Akassa War. 400pp, NIGERIA. HEINEMANN NIGERIA.

Nigeria 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. This account attempts 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. By examining key themes such as colonialism, religion, slavery, nationalism and the economy, the authors show how Nigeria's history has been swayed by the vicissitudes of the world around it, and how Nigerians have adapted to meet these challenges. Index, bib, notes, b/w photos, 329pp, UK. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS.

The first pre-colonial general history of the Southern Igboland town based on interviews with its elders. Map, b/w illus, notes, app, iv, 131pp, UK. 0954113004

The author looks at the history and politics of the last two centuries of Tiv culture and reassesses their reputation for violence. Index, bib, maps, gloss, x, 266pp, NIGERIA. FOURTH DIMENSION PUBLISHING CO.LTD, 9781563893

Compilation of studies of aspects of the history of the Urhobo people of Nigeria's Niger Delta, beginning with an examination of the prehistory of the region and then offering assessments of the advent of British imperialism in the Western Niger Delta. 728pp, NIGERIA. URHOBO HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

A standard history, which also covers sociological and cultural subjects. Appendix on treaties. Large map, index, 684pp, NIGERIA. CSS BOOKSHOPS LTD.

1997 1921 978295182X Paperback

Part one of a three volume series written for secondary school use. Emphasis on political and social links between Nigerian ethnic groups before colonial rule. Includes essay questions and suggestions for further reading. Index, 194pp, NIGERIA. LONGMAN NIGERIA. 9781396768

Part two of a three volume series written for secondary school use. Emphasis on the important events of the period notably the jihad, military warfare, missionary activities, new commercial developments and British conquest. Includes questions and suggestions for further reading. Index, maps, 226pp, NIGERIA. LONGMAN NIGERIA. 9781396776

Part three of a three volume series written for secondary school use. Emphasis on the important events of the period. Notably the colonial period to the post independence period. Includes essay questions and suggestions for further reading. Index, 262pp, NIGERIA. LONGMAN NIGERIA. 9781396784

Volume 1: Opening the Nation to the Sea, air and road transportation. Volume 2: Network and infrastructures. Volume 3: Organisation, structure and related matters. More than a history, this is an analysis of the railways and their role in the history of Nigeria. The three volumes explore the systems from their beginnings in the 1890s to the closing decades of the twentieth century. The economic and political history of each of the nine railway and tramway systems is covered. Over 300 illus. 1249pp. NIGERIA . SPECTRUM BOOKS. SOLD AS A SET

1998 Hardback

Using oral sources, the author has constructed a detailed history of the Idoma people of Nigeria who number at around half a million. The author looks at the sociology of the state and the various migrations which have taken place. Index, bib, maps, notes, xviii, 201pp, NIGERIA. FOURTH DIMENSION PUBLISHING CO.LTD, 9781561823

A record of life in a Central African village around a century ago, this book originated in conversations recorded by Methodist missionaries as they attempted to learn the language and customs of the Ila people. From 1906 to 1966 they collected over 12000 items and what began as a vocabulary with examples ended as the self-portrait of a people and a way of life. xvi, 212pp, GERMANY. LIT VERLAG.

2002 3825861155 Paperback

A personal account of one woman's experiences in Nigeria during the late 1950s until 1967. She melds personal experiences with the wider context of Nigerian politics culminating in the Biafran War. Includes both b/w and colour photos and 1 map. 151pp, UK. LARKS PRESS, 1904006086

2002 Paperback

A study that compares Islamic and non-Islamic Hausa medical systems, the early history, theories and development of the medical traditions. BNS, 192pp. UK. EDWIN MELLEN PRESS, 773486550X

A reappraisal of biography, archaeology and oral literature in the study of African history. The author looks at how the study of history can be revived in Nigeria and to create a better appreciation of the past and its power in modern day society. Index, 143pp, NIGERIA. COLLEGE PRESS (NIGERIA), 9782194131

This historical study discusses the meaning of madness in Nigeria, the development of colonial psychiatry, and the connections between them. The book shows how contradictions inherent in colonialism were articulated in both asylum policy and psychiatric theory, arguing that the processes of confinement, the labelling of insan-ity, and the symptoms of those so labelled reflected not only cultural difference but also political divides embedded in the colonial situation. Index, bib, notes, xi,169pp, USA. CALIFORNIA U P, 0520216172

Series devoted to a critical review of the regime of General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, arguably the most controversial military dictator in Nigeria’s political development and whose political and socio-economic engineering efforts in the period 1985-1993 left everyone and the economy gasping and groping for a direction. An attempt at unravelling all that took place in Nigeria in that period. The monographs contained in this volume are: Institutional Structure and Process of Government in Nigeria: 1985-1993; Federalism under General Babangida’s Administration in Nigeria; Local Government and the IBB Administration. 116pp, NIGERIA. MALTHOUSE.

The monographs contained in this volume are: The Nigerian Private Sector under Adjustment and Crisis 1985-1993; General Ibrahim Babangida’s Legacy: The Domestic and International Dimensions; Nigeria’s Foreign Policy under General Babangida.120pp, NIGERIA. MALTHOUSE.

The monographs contained in this volume are: Corruption and Corrupt Practice: Institutionaliza-tion and Legitimation under the Babangida Administration; The Military and Democracy in Nigeria: The Political Bureau Report; Politics of the Annulment of June 12 Presidential Election in Nigeria. 132pp, NIGERIA. MALTHOUSE.

An account of murder and politics in Africa, and an historical ethnography of southern Annang communities during the colonial period. Its narrative leads to events between 1945 and 1948 when the Imperial gaze of police, press and politicians was focused on a series of mysterious deaths in south-eastern Nigeria attributed to the 'man-leopard society'. The immediate problems of the criminal investigations were whether these were wild-leopard killings or whether they were organised by a cult of killers who could disguise the crime scene to simulate them. Yet, these murders were not only linked to ruses and rituals of the killers but to the broad impact of commercial, Christian and colonial relations on Annang society. As such the broader historical questions addressed in the book concern debate and conflict over the moral order of Annang society. Index, bib, 448pp, UK. EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS.

Study of the military resistance to the imposition of British occupation and colonial rule in Nigeria. Provides a detailed historical account of the Igedde-British War of 1926-1929. Bib, refs, b/w photos, xvi, 196pp, NIGERIA. FOURTH DIMENSION PUBLISHING CO.LTD, 9781563613

An anthology of Afigbo's writing on the historiography of Nigeria and, by extension, his vision of a unified historiography of the African continent. Afigbo's central idea is that Nigerian historians and historians of Africa as a whole have from the birth of the new African historiography seen and published historical studies and writings as part of a larger effort to create, consolidate and run modern and modernising states in the continent. It is this larger process that Professor Afigbo refers to as statecraft - and it is from a study of this larger process that he draws the conclusion that its role is neither new nor surprising, but rather a part of an ongoing African historic tradition dating back to the older versions of history where the stories of a nation's past are embedded in myth and song. Index, 634pp, USA . AFRICA WORLD PRESS.

An ambitious and cross disciplinary volume which traces the history of Nigeria during the twentieth century. The main themes of the book are the methods of Nigerian historiography, the development of politics and the economy, the creative output of the varied peoples of Nigeria and the burdens of the nation-state. The contributors represent a range of expertise in the field of African studies and their scholarship will make important contributions to the current debates about the future of one of the most important countries on the continent. Index, b/w illus, refs, notes, tables, xx, 947pp, USA. CAROLINA ACADEMIC PRESS, 089089129X

Looks back at the events of the Second Republic in the hope that some of the lessons thrown up could provide a useful guidance for civilian administrations not only in Nigeria but also in other parts of the developing world. BNS, b/w photos, notes, 228pp, UK.

Brings together the current issues in the populous and turbulent country. BNS, b/w illus, 206pp, USA. NOVA SCIENCE, 1590333160

Essays which attempt to root contemporary Nigerian concerns in their historic contexts. Index, 722pp, USA. AFRICA WORLD PRESS. 1592213243

An account of the Nigerian Civil War, 1966-70 by a retired Biafran army general. He presents an eyewitness account of the causes and consequences of the war which attempts to rectify the misinformation published outside Africa. Index, maps, b/w illus, 411pp, NIGERIA. FOURTH DIMENSION PUBLISHING CO.LTD, 9781561173

Collection of sixteen peer-reviewed essays that explore the nature of Nigeria's urbanism and the challenges it faces. Beginning with an analysis of the role of colonialism in the country's urban identity, the volume examines the role of the present oil economy, gender issues, human interactions, poverty, crime, prostitution, and transportation on the nature of urban life and culture. 270pp, USA. ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD.

Readable account of the Biafran War. Includes an interview with Wole Soyinka about the conflict. BNS, 271pp, NIGERIA. FOURTH DIMENSION PUBLISHING CO.LTD, 978156198X

The Ngwa region lies in the heart of the Nigerian palm belt. Palm oil is one of the oldest foodstuffs of the region and has also been an export crop, produced mainly by women, from the early nineteenth century to the present day. This book describes the rise and fall of the oil palm export industry. In contrast to the views of both dependency and vent-for-surplus theorists, it argues that patterns of export growth and capital investment were heavily influenced by locally inspired changes in food production methods, gender and intergenerational relationships. 221pp, UK. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS.

A history of royal slavery in the Sokoto Caliphate of what is now Nigeria. Shaped by the broader literature on Islam and slavery in Africa, it attempts to understand the historical relationship between Islam, Islamic politics, and the use of slaves in Kano. Integrates the history of the most important state of 19th century Islamic Africa with the broader Islamic world. Index, bib, x, 281pp, USA. GREENWOOD PUBLISHING GROUP.

An economic, social and political history of the Nigerian Borgu region from the earliest times to the nineteenth century. The author focuses on the emergence of a political identity, looking in particular at the role of Wasangari as dynastic founders. Index, bib, apps, maps, xiii, 310pp, USA. AFRICA WORLD PRESS, 1592210961

As the slave trade entered its last, illegal phase in the 19th century, the town of Lagos on West Africa's Bight of Benin became one of the most important port cities north of the equator. This study explores the reasons for Lagos' sudden rise to power. By linking the histories of interna-tional slave markets to those of the regional suppliers and slave traders, Mann shows how the African slave trade forever altered the destiny of the tiny kingdom of Lagos. This magisterial work uncovers the relationship between African slavery and the growth of one of Africa's most vibrant cities. Index, bib, notes, maps, 473pp, USA. INDIANA UNIVERSITY PRESS.

Covering the states of Kwara, Kogi, Plateau, Nassarawa, Kaduna, Niger, Benue, Bauchi, Taraba, Adamawa and the Federal Capital Territory, this volume brings together the research of thirty one scholars on the historical development of central Nigeria within the topics of migration and the environment, political organisation, the economy, colonial experience and inter-group relations. Index, notes, refs, maps, xxiii, 768pp, NIGERIA. CSS BOOKSHOPS LTD, 9782951900

This is the first work to locate and examine the oral texts of the 19th century Hausa women and challenge the written documentation of the Sokoto Caliphate. The personal narratives and folk stories reveal the importance of illiterate, non-elite women to the history of jihad and the assimilation of normative Islam in rural Hausaland. From European observations to stories of marriage, each entry provides a personal account of Hausa women's encounters with Islamic reform at the centre of an emerging Muslim Hausa identity. Index, bib, notes, 192pp, USA. HEINEMANN INC.

Study of the worldview of the Igbo of Nigeria. Index, gloss, bib, notes, ix, 141pp, NIGERIA. FOURTH DIMENSION PUBLISHING

This vivid account of the rise of the slave and palm oil trading states in the Niger delta in the 18th and 19th centuries also analyses the relation of political development to economic change. Maps, app, bib, index, xix, 262pp, GERMANY. JAMES CURREY, 0852559186

A collection of papers given by Professor Alagoa between 2001 and 2004. They give historical perspectives aimed at a general audience. Index, refs, bib, vi, 176pp, NIGERIA. ONYOMA RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS.

A presentation of the pre and post colonial history of the Utagba Uno, a Nigerian ethnic group. The author presents an account of the pre colonial environment and details information on the traditions and origins of the culture, surveying the indigenous systems of gerontocratic rule and later socio political developments. BNS, 311pp, NIGERIA. SPECTRUM BOOKS LTD, 9780294295

This is the first book to be published by the Urhobo Historical Society, which was formed in 1999 to preserve and promote the history and culture of the Urhobo people of the Niger Delta region. The society is focusing on documentation, chronicling historical records and the writings of diverse historical experiences amongst the Urhobo. The essays in this volume address the roots of the modern predicament, dubbed the Warrri crisis that stem from the fifteenth century. They focus on the British colonisation of the indigenous people of Warri City in the 1890s, when the British achieved ascendancy in the region and imperial agents became directly engaged with Urhobo communities. The book further traces the process of decolonisation and the onset of the contemporary problems from the 1950s. 339pp, NIGERIA. URHOBO HISTORICAL SOCIETY. DELAY.

Drawing on accounts from over 100 British and European contributors who worked in Nigeria during the colonial period, this volume collects their reminiscences about a broad spectrum of subjects from military recruitment to journalism and news coverage and from education to economics. Includes two fold out maps and a guide for further reading. B/w illus, xi, 352pp, UK. BRITISH EMPIRE & COMMONWEALTH MUSEUM PRESS, 0953017478

A detailed social history of the Enugu government colliery in central Nigeria and the 1949 massacre of the striking miners. The author has studied the birth of conciousness in the mining community and the class, race and gender issues which lead to the strike. A valuable study of power, labour and resistance. Index, bib, tables, figs, b/w photos, maps, 354pp, UK. JAMES CURREY PUBLISHERS, 0852556349

A study detailing the contribution of women to the culture and history of the Rivers and Bayelsa States. The essays focus on a variety of historical events seen from the perspectives of the women who took part and development issues relevant to gender. Index, refs, b/w illus, xv, maps, 367pp, NIGERIA. ONYOMA RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS, 9783612212