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"This book introduces readers to the rich and fascinating history of West Africa, stretching all the way back to the stone age, and right up to the modern day. Over the course of twenty seven short and engaging chapters, the book delves into the social, cultural, economic and political history of West Africa, through prehistory, revolutions, ancient empires, thriving trade networks, religious traditions, and then the devastating impact of the Trans-Atlantic slave trade and subsequent colonial rule. The book reflects on the struggle for independence and investigates how politics and economics developed in the post-colonial period. By the end of the book, readers will have a detailed understanding of the fascinating and diverse range of cultures to be found in West Africa, and of how the region relates to the rest of the world. Drawing on decades of teaching and research experience, this book will serve as an excellent textbook for entry-level History and African Studies courses, as well as providing a perfect general introduction to anyone interested in finding out about West Africa"--

"This book considers the work of the preeminent scholar on decoloniality, Sabelo Ndlovu-Gatsheni, as a means of examining the development of decoloniality discourse and of considering the future direction of the African knowledge economy. Sabelo Ndlovu-Gatsheni has been instrumental in the construction of theories and ideas necessary for advancing a decolonial system of education and epistemology. This book considers how Professor Ndlovu-Gatsheni's work has helped to shape our thinking both on Mugabe and the history of Zimbabwe, and beyond to the broader questions of race, liberation, higher education, and the future of decolonial studies. Renowned author Professor Toyin Falola then invites us to consider the dangers of continued repression of African epistemologies, and the enormous benefits of an alternative knowledge economy in which a diverse multiplicity of ideas drives our understanding of the world on to new heights. Unpacking the various conceptual leanings of decoloniality through the works of one of its leading lights, this book will be an essential read for researchers across the fields of African Studies, Race Studies, Philosophy, and Education."

"Memories of Africa: Home and Abroad in the United States suggests a "new lens" for viewing African diaspora studies, in this case, through the experiences of African memoirists who live in the United States. The book shows how African diaspora memoirs beautifully and grippingly depict the experiences of African migrants over time through political, social, and cultural spheres. In reading African diaspora memoirs from the transatlantic slave trade period to the present, a reader can understand the complexity of the African migrant legacy and evolution. Author Toyin Falola argues that memoirs are significant not only in their interpretation of events conveyed by the memoirists but also in demonstrating how interpersonal and human the stories told can be. Memoirs are powerful because they are emotionally captivating and because important themes and events circulate around a particular person (in this case, the memoirist). Undoubtedly, a memoir is significant because it can teach anyone about a part of the human experience, even if the "facts" are not described without bias. Through this sort of narrative, the reader cannot help but enter into the memoirist's mind and, therefore, feel more empathy for them. In doing so, the reader can "feel" what the memoirist feels and "see" what the memoirist sees as clearly as is humanly possible. In this way, the historical events and life lessons become tangible and poignantly real to the reader"--

"This is a comprehensive analysis on Nigeria, its people, and emerging contemporary digital trends through the expanding concept of the virtual community. It uses Farooq Kperogi, a prominent leader in the virtual community, and his writings as a lens to foreground the discussion"--

This is a comprehensive analysis on Nigeria, its people, and emerging contemporary digital trends through the expanding concept of the virtual community. It uses Farooq Kperogi, a prominent leader in the virtual community, and his writings as a lens to foreground the discussion.

"This book's opening statements are formed by the perception and projection of postcolonial Nigeria's narratives. Nigeria, like most African states after their independence, has experienced subversions, extensions, and even new projections of narratives pertinent to its survival and development. Narratives are potent, flexible devices that endure the rigorous work of organizing experiences, fashioning collective identities, and projecting sociocultural realities. Here, the postcolonial is charged with multiple meanings, spiraling beyond the notion of temporality - indicating the post-independent period - to broadly include discourse related to and following colonialism.1 Postcolonial thinking is evident in the political, economic, and socio-cultural narratives of Nigeria that express ideologies for independence, self-awareness, and collective development"--

Since its independence from Britain in 1960, Nigeria has emerged as Africa's second largest economy and one of the biggest producers of oil in the world. Despite its economic success, however, there are deep divisions among its two hundred and fifty ethnic groups. Centered around three of the dominant themes of Nigeria's post-colonial narrative - ethnicity, democracy and governance, this is an accessible and comprehensive introduction to the history and events that have shaped these three areas. World-renowned expert in Nigerian history, Toyin Falola shows us how the British laid the foundations of modern Nigeria, with colonialism breading competition for resources and power and the widening cleavages between the Hausa-Fulani, Yoruba, and Igbo ethnic groups that had been forced together under British rule, the choice of federalism as a political system, and the religious and political pluralism that have shaped its institutions and practices. Using an examination of the outcomes of this history, manifested in hunger, violence, poverty, human rights violations, threats of secession and corruption, where power and resources are used to reproduce underdevelopment, Falola offers insigh

Cover -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- List of Entries -- Entries A to Z -- A -- ABÍỌ́LÁ, MOSHOOD KÁṢÌMAWÒ ỌLÁWÁLÉ (1937-1998) -- ACTION GROUP -- ADVERTISEMENT -- AFẸ́NIFẸ́RE, ẸGBẸ́ -- ÀGBẸ́KỌ́YÀ REBELLION OF 1968-1969 -- AGE-GRADE SYSTEM -- AGRICULTURE AND FARMING -- AKÍNTỌ́LÁ, SAMUEL LÁDÒKÈ (1910-1966) -- ALCOHOL -- ANÍKÚLÁPÓ-KÚTÌ, FẸLÁ (1938-1997) -- ANIMALS IN FOLKLORE -- APPRENTICESHIP -- ARCHAEOLOGY -- ARCHITECTURE, CONTEMPORARY -- ARCHITECTURE, DOMESTIC -- ART: CONTEMPORARY -- ART: INDIGENOUS -- ASSOCIATIONS FOR PROMOTING YORÙBÁ CULTURE -- AWÓLỌ́WỌ̀, ỌBÁFẸ́MI (1909-1987) -- B -- BARDS: OLD AND NEW -- BEADWORK -- BODY ADORNMENT AND COSMETICS -- BODY AND LANGUAGE IDIOMS -- BOUNDARIES: COLONIAL AND MODERN -- BURIAL AND FUNERAL -- C -- CARTOONS -- CARVERS -- CERAMICS AND POTTERY -- CEREMONIAL SONGS -- CHARMS -- CHILDBIRTH AND CHILDBEARING -- CHILDREN AND CHILDHOOD -- CHILDREN'S FOLKLORE, EDUCATION, AND DEVELOPMENT -- CHRISTIANITY: THE ALÁDURÀ AND PENTECOSTAL CHURCHES -- CHRISTIANITY: EARLY BEGINNINGS AND EXPANSION -- CIRCUMCISION AND FACIAL SCARIFICATION -- CITIES -- CIVIL SOCIETY -- COLONIAL POLICIES AND PRACTICES -- COLOR SYMBOLISM -- COMMERCE -- COMMUNICATION, NONVERBAL -- COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATIONS -- COSMOLOGY -- CRAFTS -- CROWTHER, SAMUEL ÀJÀYÍ (1807-1891) -- CULTURE -- D -- DANCE: AESTHETIC AND SOCIAL MEANING -- DANCE: TYPES -- DEATH, MOURNING, AND ANCESTORS -- DEBT AND DEBT MANAGEMENT -- DEITIES: THE ÒRÌṢÀ -- DEMOGRAPHY: SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS -- DIASPORA: DEITIES (THE ÒRÌṢÀ) -- DIASPORA: IMPACT OF YORÙBÁ CULTURE -- DIASPORA: YORÙBÁ IN AFRICA -- DIASPORA: YORÙBÁ IN CENTRAL AMERICA -- DIASPORA: YORÙBÁ IN EUROPE -- DIASPORA: YORÙBÁ IN SOUTH AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN -- DIASPORA: YORÙBÁ IN NORTH AMERICA -- DICTIONARIES -- DILEMMA TALES -- DISEASE -- DIVINATION: IFÁ -- DIVINATORY SYSTEMS -- DOLLS AND TOYS.

Halftitle Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- 1. Economy and Politics in a Colonial Society -- 2. The Political Context of Economic Reforms and Modernization -- 3. The Economy, 1945-1960 -- 4. "Separate Economies": Regionalism and Development Institutions -- 5. The Economy, 1960-1965 -- Postscript: Economy and Society after 1965 -- Appendix: Statistical Tables on the Nigerian Economy -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index