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Union Education in Nigeria

Labor, Empire, and Decolonization since 1945

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  • © 2012

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  1. Hakeem Ibikunle Tijani
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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. Before the Wind of Change: The Orientation of Labor Unions in Africa

    • Hakeem Ibikunle Tijani
    Pages 1-18

  3. Leftist Intelligentsia, Labor Union Education, and Decolonization

    • Hakeem Ibikunle Tijani
    Pages 19-30

  4. Decolonization: Understanding the Conventional Narratives

    • Hakeem Ibikunle Tijani
    Pages 31-41

  5. The Colonial State and Organized Labor

    • Hakeem Ibikunle Tijani
    Pages 43-52

  6. Labor Union Education before 1960

    • Hakeem Ibikunle Tijani
    Pages 53-71

  7. Champions of the Working Class: Samuel Ikoku and Other Noble Men

    • Hakeem Ibikunle Tijani
    Pages 73-84

  8. On the Eve of Independence: The Nigerian Union of Seamen Dispute, 1959

    • Hakeem Ibikunle Tijani
    Pages 85-98

  9. Labor Union Education Since 1960

    • Hakeem Ibikunle Tijani
    Pages 99-121

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 123-176
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About this book

This book aims to fill some of the gaps in historical narrative about labor unions, Nigerian leftists, and decolonization during the twentieth century. It emphasizes the significance of labor union education in British decolonization, labor unionism, and British efforts at modernizing the human resources of Nigeria.

About the author

Hakeem Ibikunle Tijani is a professor and the founding Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Education at Adeleke University, Ede, Osun State, Nigeria. He was formerly a professor of African history at Baylor University. He is the general secretary of Nigeria Studies Association and serves as the book review editor of Journal of Nigerian Studies.

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