Nigeria and the World Wars
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23415515 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Oliver Coates (0000-0002-9784-8002, History, University of Cambridge, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Pages | 336-356 |
| Publication date | 2022-03-18 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Oxford Handbook of Nigerian History (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190050092.013.24 |
| OpenAlex | W4221105149 |
| ISBN | 9780190050092 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 39 |
The First and Second World Wars marked a turning point in Nigeria’s history. The unprecedented speed and intensity of social and cultural change in Nigeria during the Second World War were accompanied by military service transformations that saw more Nigerians traveling to Asia, Europe, and the Middle East than ever before. Nigerian elites experienced an intensified engagement with African American politics while soldiers were exposed to Asian cultures. The First World War was marked by significant instability around Nigeria’s northern borders and Eastern Nigerians’ service as carriers in Cameroon and East Africa, often in appalling conditions. Despite these transformations, we will see that substantial continuities mark Nigeria’s experience of both conflicts; racial inequality continued to characterize military service, while veterans of both wars often experienced penury on their return from fighting, and civilians experienced financial hardship and heavy-handed colonial policies.
Colonialism · Development economics · Economics · Geography · Inequality · Nigerians · Period (music) · Political instability · Political science · Politics · Turning point · African history and culture studies · Law
Capital and labour in the Nigerian tin mines
Silent violence
To Be Treated as a Man
The Second World War
Women, Rice, and War
African Labor in the Making of World War II
From Crime to Coercion
Contribution to Britain’s War Efforts in Osun Division of Western Nigeria, 1939–1945
Barracks Islam and Command Christianity
"Before "Star
The expatriate firms and the Colonial economy of Nigeria in the First World War
Achtung! The black prince
New Perspectives on West Africa and World War Two
No Longer Required for Operations’
Maritime Trade in Lagos in the Aftermath of the First World War
Female Voices on Ink”
Martial Identities in Colonial Nigeria (c. 1900–1960)
Managing nationalism’
Labour Exploitation for Military Campaigns in British Colonial Africa 1870-1945
Fighting for Britain
The ‘Rod of Empire’
Africa's Strategic Minerals during the Second World War
The Production and Export of Hides and Skins in Colonial Northern Nigeria, 1900–1945
The Italo-Ethiopian conflict
Nation on Board
The Second World War and Politics in Nigeria, 1939–53
World War I and the Rise of African Nationalism
The Role of Ex-Servicemen in Nigerian Politics
Clock Towers for the Colonized
Nigeria in the First World War
Nigeria's Colonial Government and the Islamic Insurgency in French West Africa, 1914-1918
Prohibition and Paternalism
An Economic History of West Africa
Forward Petitions to Newa for Whatever Guidance and Assistance, if any
Beasts of Burden
Disaffection and Revolts in Nigeria During the First World War, 1914-1918
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |