1st Edition

Studies in Southern Nigerian History A Festschrift for Joseph Christopher Okwudili Anene 1918-68

By Boniface I. Obichere Copyright 1982
    278 Pages
    by Routledge

    278 Pages
    by Routledge

    First Published in 1982. Nigerians on the whole have a strong sense of history and a rich heritage of historical traditions. This collection of essays is a contribution to the total effort of the study of the history of Southern Nigeria.

    Chapter 1 Introduction, Boniface I. Obichere; Chapter 2 Joseph Christopher Okwudili Anene: 1918–168, E.A. Ayandele; Part 1 Political Studies; Chapter 3 Nigeria: The Country of the Niger Area, C.C. Ifemesia; Chapter 4 Political History of the City States of Old Calabar, 1820–60, M. Efiong Noah; Part 2 Economic Studies; Chapter 5 The Native Revenue Ordinance in the Eastern Provinces: The Adventures of a Colonial Legislative Measure, E.A. Afigbo; Part 3 Social Studies; Chapter 6 The Newspaper Press in Southern Nigeria, 1880–1900, Fred I.A. Omu; Chapter 7 The Nigeria Union of Teachers: 1930–65, Uga Onwuka; Chapter 8 The Role of Ethnic Unions in the Development of Southern Nigeria: 1916–66, Austin M. Ahanotu; Chapter 9 The Nigerian Civil Service in the Colonial Era: A Study of Imperial Reactions to Changing Circumstances, G.O. Olusanya; Chapter 10 The British Navy and ‘Southern Nigeria’ in the Nineteenth Century, Paul M. Mbaeyi; Chapter 11 An Aspect of British Colonial Policy in Southern Nigeria: The Problems of Forced Labour and Slavery, 1895–1928, Walter Ibekwe Ofonagoro; Selected Bibliography; Index;

    Biography

    Boniface I.Obichere, Director, African Studies Center and Professor of History, University of California, Los Angeles, U.S.A.