Author:
Cunliffe-Jones, Peter.
Edition Statement:1st ed.
Imprint:New York : Palgrave Macmillan, c2010.
Descriptionx, 238 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Note:Three arrivals -- A place of great potential -- The troubles of Nigeria -- Conquest -- Another man's home -- My family connection -- Civil war and bloodshed -- Misrule and plunder -- What you left behind -- Two hours from Singapore -- The cost of oil -- Corruption and trust -- Divided you fall -- Stamp your feet L two histories of protest -- Dreams of a new Nigeria -- The point of departure.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Note:"His nineteenth-century cousin was paddled ashore by slaves, and twisted the arms of tribal chiefs to sign away their territorial rights in the oil rich Niger Delta. Sixty years later, his grandfather helped craft Nigeria's constitution and negotiate its independence, the first of its kind in Africa. Four decades later, journalist Peter Cunliffe-Jones arrived as a journalist in the capital, Lagos, just as military rule ended, to face the country his family had a hand in shaping. Part family memoir, part history, My Nigeria is a piercing look at the colonial legacy in an emerging power in Africa. Marshalling his deep knowledge of the economic, political, and historical forces, Cunliffe-Jones surveys the country's colonial past and explains why British rule led to collapse at independence. He also takes an unflinching look at the complicated country today from email hoaxes and political corruption to the vast natural resources that make it one of the most powerful African nations, from life in Lagos's virtually unknown and exclusive neighborhoods, to the violent conflicts between the numerous tribes that make up this populus African nation. As Nigeria celebrates its five decades of independence, this is a timely and personal look at a captivating country that is still due to achieve its great potential" -- provided by publisher
