THE PRICE OF LIBERTY - PERSONALITY & POLITICS IN COLONIAL NIGERIA

Post, Kenneth W J & Jenkins, George D

ISBN 10: 0521085039 / ISBN 13: 9780521085038

Published by C.U.P. African Studies Series 7, 1973 1st edition, 1973

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12+494 pages, bibliography, plates, maps : decolonialisation in Nigeria through the eyes of a Nigerian political leader closely involved, Adegoke Adelabu; hardback, vg vg dw isbn 0521085039 west africa nigeria nigerian politics nigerian independence adegoke adelabu.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE PRICE OF LIBERTY - PERSONALITY & POLITICS IN COLONIAL NIGERIA
• Publisher: C.U.P. African Studies Series 7, 1973 1st edition
• Publication Date: 1973
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521085039
• ISBN 13: 9780521085038
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

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Synopsis

This is an account of de-colonialization in Nigeria as seen through the eyes of a Nigerian political leader who was closely involved in the process. This book is therefore partly a biography of a man, Adegoke Adelabu; much more though, it tells in a highly personal and intriguing way how a Nigerian politician operated in the last years of colonial rule. The story of Adelabu's life is an interesting one. He is an example of one of the 'new men' who led African nations to independence in the fifties and sixties. His family was not closely connected with the traditional chieftainships of his native city, Ibadan, but he was sufficiently well placed to take advantage of such secondary school education as was available to African boys in the thirties. After a number of vicissitudes, involving abortive careers as a government official, working for one of the big British trading concerns and on his own account, Adelabu found his role as a popular leader and 'boss' of Ibadan politics.

Book Description

This is an account of de-colonialization in Nigeria as seen through the eyes of a Nigerian political leader who was closely involved in the process. This book is therefore partly a biography of a man, Adegoke Adelabu; much more though, it tells in a highly personal and intriguing way how a Nigerian politician operated in the last years of colonial rule.