Illusions of Power: Nigeria in Transition

By Julius O. Ihonvbere

A contemporary account of the traumas, dialects and dynamics of Nigeria's distinctive political economy. With an analysis located in Nigeria's pre-colonial, colonial and neo-colonial history, the authors examine the dynamics of the various pre-capitalistic communities of modern day Nigeria emphasising the autonomy, creativity, and alignments of social and political forces in the processes of market consolidation, state and class formation.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0865436428
• ISBN13: 9780865436428
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Africa World Pr
• Length: 309 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 1.3" x 6.0"