Nigeria's Urban History

Past and Present

Hakeem Ibikunle Tijani (Anthology Editor) , Toyin Falola (Contributor) , Hakeem I. Tijani (Contributor) , Jare Ajayi (Contributor) , Wole Atere (Contributor) , Akeem Akinwale (Contributor) ,

Nigeria's Urban History

Past and Present

Hakeem Ibikunle Tijani (Anthology Editor) , Toyin Falola (Contributor) , Hakeem I. Tijani (Contributor) , Jare Ajayi (Contributor) , Wole Atere (Contributor) , Akeem Akinwale (Contributor) ,

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Nigeria's Urban History is a collection of sixteen peer-reviewed essays that explore the nature of Nigeria's urbanism and the challenges it faces. Beginning with analysis of the role of colonialism in the country's urban identity, the volume examines the role of the present oil economy, gender issues, human interactions, poverty, crime, prostitution, and transportation on the nature of urban life and culture. The insights of this collection will benefit students and researchers, historians and social scientists, policymakers and planners alike.

Chapter 1 List of Tables and Illustrations
Chapter 2 Acknowledgements
Chapter 3 Foreword
Chapter 4 Abbreviations
Chapter 5 1. Reflection on Nigeria's Urban History
Chapter 6 2. Human Factor in Urbanization
Chapter 7 3. Gender, Urbanization, and Socio-Economic Development
Chapter 8 4. The Impact of Road Transportation
Chapter 9 5. Role of Theater and Drama in Political and Urban Development
Chapter 10 6. Prostitution and Urban Social Relations
Chapter 11 7. Policing Urban Prostitution
Chapter 12 8. Urban Neglect and Underdevelopment of a Border Town
Chapter 13 9. Transformation of the Sabongari
Chapter 14 10. Colonial and Postcolonial Architecture and Urbanism
Chapter 15 11. Legal Aspect of Urban Development
Chapter 16 12. Industries as Catalyst of Urban Development: A Microanalysis
Chapter 17 13. Urbanism and Traditional Religion
Chapter 18 14. Urbanism and Ethnic Crises Since the 1980s
Chapter 19 15. Managing Rural and Urban Poverty
Chapter 20 16. The Development of a Federal Capital Territory-Abuja
Chapter 21 About the Editor and Contributors
Chapter 22 Index

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Published	Mar 28 2006
Format	Paperback
Edition	1st
Extent	270
ISBN	9780761834335
Imprint	University Press of America
Dimensions	9 x 6 inches
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing

Anthology Editor

Hakeem Ibikunle Tijani

Contributor

Toyin Falola

Toyin Falola is Professor of History, University D…

Contributor

Hakeem I. Tijani

Contributor

Jare Ajayi

Contributor

Wole Atere

Contributor

Akeem Akinwale

Contributor

Dipo Olubomehin

Contributor

Patrick Ebewo

Contributor

Saheed Aderinto

Contributor

Abolade Adeniji

Contributor

Rasheed Olaniyi

Contributor

Seyi Fabiyi

Contributor

Mosope Fagbongbe

Contributor

Danoye Oguntola-Laguda

Contributor

Olayemi Akinwunmi

Contributor

Adoyi Onoja

Contributor

Ibrahim Umaru

In Nigeria's Urban History, Tijani has successfully put together one of the most comprehensive discourses on urbanization in Nigeria. A truly scholarly enterprise, with contributions by a corps of experts…this work is a critical and balanced study, and an informative excursion into the under-researched but important aspect of Nigerian studies. The compendium is a giant achievement and a compelling read.

Adebayo Oyebade, Tennessee State University
Nigeria's Urban History: Past and Present is a considerable body of scholarship on Nigerian urbanization…[in the vein of] Akin Mabogunje's pioneering study... Hakeem Tijani must be commended for this volume that enriches the knowledge of the general reader…[and] pushes the frontiers of the specialist's understanding.

Akanmu Adebayo, professor of History, Kennesaw State University