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What Britain Did to Nigeria
- A Short History of Conquest and Rule
Engelsk Paperback
What Britain Did to Nigeria
- A Short History of Conquest and Rule
Engelsk Paperback

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Most accounts of Nigeria’s colonisation were written by British officials, presenting it as a noble civilising mission to rid Africans of barbaric superstition and corrupt tribal leadership. Thanks to this skewed writing of history, many Nigerians today still have Empire nostalgia and view the colonial period through rose-tinted glasses. Max Siollun offers a bold rethink: an unromanticised history, arguing compellingly that colonialism had few benevolent intentions, but many unjust outcomes. It may have ended slavery and human sacrifice, but it was accompanied by extreme violence; ethnic and religious identity were cynically exploited to maintain control, while the forceful remoulding of longstanding legal and social practices permanently altered the culture and internal politics of indigenous communities. The aftershocks of this colonial meddling are still being felt decades after independence. Popular narratives often suggest that the economic and political turmoil are homegrown, but the reality is that Britain created many of Nigeria’s crises, and has left them behind for Nigerians to resolve. This is a definitive, head-on confrontation with Nigeria’s experience under British rule, showing how it forever changed the country—perhaps cataclysmically.
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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
416
ISBN-13:
9781911723264
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
191172326X
Udg. Dato:
18 apr 2024
Længde:
30mm
Bredde:
130mm
Højde:
200mm
Forlag:
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Oplagsdato:
18 apr 2024
Forfatter(e):
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