Illusions of Power
Nigeria in Transition
by Timothy M. Shaw, Julius Omozuanvbo Ihonvbere
309 pages· 1998· ISBN 9780865436428
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A contemporary account of the traumas, dialects and dynamics of Nigeria's distinctive political economy. With an analysis located in Nigeria's pre-colonial, colonial and neo-colonial history, the authors examine the dynamics of the various pre-capitalistic communities of modern day Nigeria emphasising the autonomy, creativity, and alignments of social and political forces in the processes of market consolidation, state and class formation.
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