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Nigeria : what everyone needs to know / John Campbell and Matthew T. Page.

by Campbell, John, 1944-

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Oxford University Press, 2018.

Nigeria -- History.

Nigeria -- Politics and government -- 1960-

Nigeria -- Economic conditions -- 1960-

Nigeria -- Foreign relations.

What everyone needs to know.

9780190657987 (pbk.)

x, 218 p. : ill., maps, protraits ; 21 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Historical background -- The economics of oil -- Religion -- Politics: Nigeria's great game -- Nigeria's security challenges -- Nigeria and the world -- Nigeria of the future.

"As the "Giant of Africa" Nigeria is home to about twenty percent of the population of Sub-Saharan Africa, serves as Africa's largest producer of oil and natural gas, comprises Africa's largest economy, and represents the cultural center of African literature, film, and music. Yet the country is plagued by problems that keep it from realizing its potential as a world power. Boko Haram, a radical Islamist insurrection centered in the northeast of the country, is an ongoing security challenge, as is the continuous unrest in the Niger Delta, the heartland of Nigeria's petroleum wealth. With its continent-wide influence in a host of areas, Nigeria's success as a democracy is in the fundamental interest of its African neighbors, the United States, and the international community. This book will provide interested readers with an accessible, one-of-a-kind overview of the country."--From publisher.

Page, Matthew T.

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