Introduction: Nigeria in perspective
Precolonial states and societies
British conquest and resistance
Nationalism and independence
The first republic, 1960-1965
Military rule and the civil war, 1966-1970
Oil and politics under the military, 1970-1975
Reforms and military disengagement, 1975-1979
The second republic, 1979-1983
The military, economy, and politics, 1983-1993
Predatory rule, 1993-1998
Crisis management and the transition to democracy.
Early states and societies, 9,000 BCE-1500 CE
Slavery, state and society, c. 1500-c. 1800
Political and economic transformations in the nineteenth century
Transition to British colonial rule, 1850-1903
Nationalist movements and independence, 1929-1960
Instability and civil war, 1960-1970
Oil, state, and society, 1970-1983
Civil society and democratic transition, 1984-2007
Nigeria and Nigerians in world history
Corruption, anti-corruption, and the 2007 election.
