Understanding Colonial Nigeria

British Rule and Its Impact

Toyin Falola (University of Texas, Austin)

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Cambridge University Press
28 November 2024

African history; Colonialism & imperialism; History of ideas; Indigenous peoples; Regional government

In this landmark new history, Toyin Falola analyses the impact of Britain's colonization of Nigeria from the late nineteenth century to 1960, when the country regained independence. Falola covers major events in depth, from the initial conquest and denial of Indigenous sovereignty, to the emergence and functioning of the colonial state, and later nationalist movements, offering fascinating insights into labour and trade relations, regionalism and nationalism, and Nigeria's role during the First and Second World Wars. Understanding Colonial Nigeria assesses the economic, political, social, and cultural changes that culminated in the emergence of a coalition of diverse groups agitating for the end of colonial rule from the 1940s – from labor coalitions and politicians to youth groups and market women. From the country's borders and state structure, to the present conflicts, Falola powerfully reflects on

the lasting consequences of British intervention in the affairs of Nigerian states and communities.

By: Toyin Falola (University of Texas Austin)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
ISBN: 9781009337229
ISBN 10: 100933722X
Pages: 716
Publication Date: 28 November 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Toyin Falola is Professor of History, University Distinguished Teaching Professor, and the Jacob and Frances Sanger Mossiker Chair in the Humanities at the University of Texas at Austin. He served as the General Secretary of the Historical Society of Nigeria, the President of the African Studies Association, Vice-President of the UNESCO Slave Route Project, and the Kluge Chair of the Countries of the South, Library of Congress. He is a member of the Scholars' Council, Kluge Center, the Library of Congress. He has received over thirty lifetime career awards and seventeen honorary doctorates. He has written extensively on African knowledge systems, including Religious Beliefs and Knowledge Systems in Africa (2021), African Spirituality, Politics and Knowledge Systems: Sacred Words and Holy Realm (2021) and Decolonizing African Studies: Knowledge Production, Agency and Voice (2022). He is also the series coeditor for Cambridge University Press's African Identities series.

Reviews for Understanding Colonial Nigeria: British Rule and Its Impact

'Understanding Colonial Nigeria illuminates the intricacies of the interaction between the British and the people in the territory that became Nigeria. No doubt the book is an important source material for teachers, students and researchers of Nigerian history.' Aisha Balarabe Bawa, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto 'Falola's Understanding Colonial Nigeria brings a freshness to the discourse on the colonial era of Nigeria's History, introducing new themes and expanding the methodology for engaging this crucial period of Nigerian History.' CBN Ogbogbo, University of Ibadan