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The author sees the two related and persistent phenomena of imperialism and dependency as the crucial factors of underdevelopment in Africa, and in the developing world generally. He argues that...

A murder and detective story, and political thriller set in 1970's Lagos. The events in the novel flow from a political scandal, the result of an illicit affair of a member of the government.Author:...

A local study of African resistance to British occupation, by the Idoma people, who today number about two million in Nigeria. The author, himself of the Idoma, presents a detailed account of the...

This work examines moral education generally, and in the Nigerian context. It seeks unity in theory and action, and points up false dichotomies in the philosophical tradition which exists in much...

This title is a collective ensemble of the themes of previous titles in the Nerissa series: honour, justice, nobility, service and selflessness as a definition of love.Author: J. E. EssienPublisher:...

This title is a collective ensemble of the themes of previous titles in the Nerissa series: honour, justice, nobility, service and selflessness as a definition of love.Author: E. EssienPublisher:...

This title is a collective ensemble of the themes of previous titles in the Nerissa series: honour, justice, nobility, service and selflessness as a definition of love.Author: E. EssienPublisher:...

This title is a collective ensemble of the themes of previous titles in the Nerissa series: honour, justice, nobility, service and selflessness as a definition of love.Author: E. EssienPublisher:...

The author, a high-ranking officer in the government toppled by Nigeria's fourth coup-d'etat, offers a detailed account of the coup and Nigeria's history leading up to it, as well as a discussion of...

Corruption and the systematic looting of the state is the focus of this in-depth analysis of Nigeria from 1960 onwards, by one of Nigeria's leading writers on political matters. The author reveals...

Nkemdilim has confronted the rigours, humiliations and triumphs of pursuing a doctoral degree in the US. Now he returns home to different challenges in the recently independent, mythical West African...

Proverbs greatly enrich a language, and colourful and meaningful expressions as well as idiomatic sayings are particularly present in African languages, many of which have originated in, and evolved...

An allegorical portrayal of a nation infused with corruption and crime; and an exploration of the underside of contemporary Nigeria. When a soldier assumes power he promises to clean up society, but...

The Idoma number around half a million people occupying land roughly between the Benue river and the northern fringes of Igboland. This work considers the origins of the Idoma and Idoma ethnicity,...

A study of Igbo ritual symbolism is of primary significance to the systematic reconstruction of Igbo traditional religious experience and life. As the clearest visible expression of the corpus of...

Ngozi and Obi were just friends, nothing more. Why couldn't Oge understand that? It was a time-tested friendship but it stood no chance against tradition. How did Ngozi resolve this dilemma?Author: S...

Nwosu investigates how successive regimes in Nigeria have sought to create and develop legitimate political authority and structures, and how these structures have shaped and developed the civil...

This is a substantial collection of some ninety poems from the early sixties to the present day. Versions of many of them have previously appeared in anthologies and journals such as Okike: an...

This a comprehensive study of the doctrine of precedent as applied in the Nigerian courts. The doctrine in the non-law making courts - customary courts and magistrates courts, has also been examined...

A collection of essays written by experts in various fields of Nigerian administration, with detailed case studies and figures. Topics covered include: administration in both government and private...

When this volume was first published, the fact that underdevelopment was becoming a permanent condition rather than a transitory stage was a burning issue facing African social scientists. Calls were...

A collection of essays concerned with the unity and purpose of human knowledge and culture in an African setting. The volume contains Chinua Achebe's essay 'Commitment and the African Writer' in...

Fear grips a large African country as its dictatorial and blood- thirsty ruler unleashes a reign of terror and barbarism against the people. A versatile and inspiring leader, and champion of the...

The author here examines the role of African armies as self- appointed redemptive and democratising forces. He analyses the armies' disregard for democratic principles, the lessons for Nigeria from...

An anthology of poems from Okike, An African Journal of New Writing, inspired and edited by Chinua Achebe. The journal published writers throughout the flourishing period of creativity in the...

A thriller of violent crime, drugs, sex and vaunting ambition. Eagle- eyed master-planner Jack Edmonds heads a cocaine consortium, and military machinery to take over governments of the world, from...

This novel traces the fortunes of a bloody dictator - the Leader - in an unnamed African country. The story is rich in imagery which draws from both indigeneous verbal art forms and a perceived...

Campus cultism pervades Nigerian higher educational institutions. It is producing a culture of fear and speculation and hindering academic pursuits. The malevolent nature of the cultists manifests...

A conspiracy of earth-shaking importance; a successful nationalist revolution in Russia; the spectre of nuclear war in Europe, Bosnia- Herzegovina centre-stage. African leaders converge to chart the...

This volume brings together essays first published in literary journals world-wide in the seventies and eighties, on writers of some classics of African and World Literature in the contemporary...