by ToyinFalola (Author)
Examines a crucial turning point in Nigerian history, the Agbekoya rebellion ("Peasants Reject Poverty") of 1968-70, as chronicled by Toyin Falola, reflecting on his firsthand experiences as a teenage witness to history. Falola, the foremost scholar of Africa of this generation, illuminates the complex factors that led to this armed conflict and details the unfolding of major events.
Format: Illustrated
Pages: 360
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Published: 30 Dec 2014
ISBN 10: 0472119486
ISBN 13: 9780472119486