NIGERIA - A Country Study

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• Nigeria
• Foreword
• Acknowledgements
• Preface
• Country Profile
  • COUNTRY
  • GEOGRAPHY
  • SOCIETY
  • ECONOMY
  • TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
  • GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
  • NATIONAL SECURITY
• Introduction
• Chapter 1. Historical Setting
  • EARLY HISTORY
    • Early States Before 1500
      • Yoruba Kingdoms and Benin
      • The Igbo: A Stateless Society?
      • The Northern Kingdoms of the Savanna
    • The Savanna States, 1500-1800
  • EUROPEAN SLAVE TRADE IN WEST AFRICA
  • THE NINETEENTH CENTURY: REVOLUTION AND RADICAL ADJUSTMENT
    • Usman dan Fodio and the Sokoto Caliphate
    • The Yoruba Wars
    • Abolition of the Slave Trade
    • Commodity Trade
    • Royal Niger Company
    • Influence of the Christian Missions
  • COLONIAL NIGERIA
    • Extension of British Control
    • Lugard and Indirect Rule
    • Unification of Nigeria
    • Further Development of Colonial Policy
  • EMERGENCE OF NIGERIAN NATIONALISM
  • INDEPENDENT NIGERIA
    • Politics in the Crisis Years
      • New State Movements
      • The Census Controversy
      • Popular Disillusionment and Political Realignment
      • The 1964-65 Elections
    • Civil War
  • THE FEDERAL MILITARY GOVERNMENT IN THE POSTWAR ERA
    • The Gowon Regime
      • Foreign Policy
      • Economic Development
      • Crime, Corruption, and Political Turbulence
    • The Regime of Murtala Muhammad, 1975-76
    • Preparations for the Return to Civilian Rule
    • The Obasanjo Regime, 1976-79
  • THE SECOND REPUBLIC, 1979-83
  • RETURN TO MILITARY RULE
• Chapter 2. The Society and Its Environment
  • PHYSICAL SETTING
    • Relief and Main Physical Features
    • Climate
  • POPULATION
    • Census History
    • Population Estimates and the Demographic Transition
  • ETHNICITY
    • Regional Groupings
      • The Northern Area
      • The Southern Area
    • Ethnic Relations
  • CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY
    • Social Structure
    • Women's Roles
  • RELIGION
    • Indigenous Beliefs
    • Islam
    • Christianity
  • URBANIZATION
    • Historical Development of Urban Centers
    • Urbanization Since Independence
    • Rural-Urban Linkages
  • EDUCATION
  • HEALTH
    • History of Modern Medical Services
    • Primary Health Care Policies
  • WELFARE
• Chapter 3. The Economy
  • THE COLONIAL ECONOMIC LEGACY
    • Early British Imperialism
    • The Colonial Period
    • Development of National Economic Interests to World War II
    • National Economic Interests in the Postwar Period
  • THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT
    • Planning
    • Government Finance
  • Income Distribution
  • LABOR
    • Unemployment
    • Labor Unions
  • AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, AND FISHING
    • Land Use, Soils, and Land Tenure
    • Crops
    • Irrigation
    • Livestock
    • Forestry
    • Fisheries
  • MANUFACTURING
  • MINING, PETROLEUM, AND ENERGY RESOURCES
    • Oil and Gas
    • Electric Power
  • TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
    • Transportation
      • Roads
      • Railroads
      • Airports
      • Ports
    • Communications
  • BANKING, FINANCE, AND OTHER SERVICES
  • FOREIGN TRADE AND BALANCE OF PAYMENTS
    • Foreign Trade
    • Balance of Payments
    • The Debt Overhang
    • Structural Adjustment
• Chapter 4. Government and Politics
  • THE FIRST REPUBLIC
  • MILITARY INTERVENTION AND MILITARY RULE
    • The 1966 Coups, Civil War, and Gowon's Government
    • The Muhammad/Obasanjo Government
    • The Buhari Regime
    • The Babangida Government
  • POLITICAL TRANSITIONS AND TRANSITION PLANNING
    • The Second Republic
    • The Third Republic
  • FEDERALISM AND INTRAGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
  • THE CIVIL SERVICE
  • INTEREST GROUPS AND NATIONAL POLITICS
    • Professional Associations
    • Trade Unions
    • The Media
    • Student Associations
    • Women's Organizations
    • Other Interest Groups
  • FOREIGN RELATIONS
    • Relations with Neighboring States
    • Relations with the Rest of Africa
    • Relations with Major Powers
    • Relations with International Organizations
• Chapter 5. National Security
  • NATIONAL SECURITY ISSUES AND PERCEPTIONS
    • Local and Bilateral Issues
    • African and Regional Issues
    • Global Interests
  • ARMED FORCES
    • Early Development
    • Constitutional and Political Framework
    • Organization, Mission, and Order of Battle
      • Army
      • Navy
      • Air Force
    • Arms Procurement and Defense Industries
    • Recruitment and Conditions of Service
    • Training
    • Military Capabilities
    • Uniforms, Ranks, and Insignia
  • ARMED FORCES AND SOCIETY
    • Attitudes Toward the Military
    • Political Role of the Military
    • Demographic Factors and the Defense Budget
    • Civic Action and Veterans' Groups
  • INTERNAL SECURITY
    • Domestic Security
      • Religious Sectarianism
      • Labor Organizations
      • Student Organizations
    • Human Rights
    • Internal Security Forces and Organizations
      • Intelligence Services
      • Ministry of Internal Affairs
      • Nigeria Police Force
    • Crime and Punishment
    • Incidence and Trends in Crime
    • Security and Anticrime Measures
• Appendix. Tables
• Bibliography
• Glossary