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Max Siollun is a Nigerian historian who specializes on Nigerian history with a particular focus on the Nigerian military and how it has affected Nigeria's socio-political trajectory from the pre-colonial era to the present. Siollun was educated in England, graduating from the University of London.[1]

Articles and books

Siollun's book Oil, Politics and Violence: Nigeria's Military Coup Culture (1966–1976), published in 2009, has received favorable reviews by numerous commentators who note Siollun's contribution to Nigerian history, not least for its dispassionate tone, critical insight and unpacking of a complex series of events which were hitherto poorly documented or not documented at all.[2]

Siollun has written about the infamous Dikko Affair,[3][4] which strained diplomatic relations between Great Britain and Nigeria for some time.[5] Siollun's fourth book What Britain Did to Nigeria: A Short History of Conquest and Rule was published in 2021.[6]

Bibliography

  • Oil, Politics and Violence: Nigeria's Military Coup Culture (1966–1976). Algora Publishing. 2009. ISBN 978-0-87586-708-3.
  • Soldiers of Fortune: Nigerian Politics From Buhari to Babangida(1983-1993). Cassava Republic Press. ISBN 978-978-50238-2-4.
  • Nigeria's Soldiers of Fortune: The Abacha and Obasanjo Years, Oxford University Press, 2019.
  • What Britain Did to Nigeria: A Short History of Conquest and Rule, C. Hurst & Co Publishers, 2021. ISBN 978-1787383845.[7]

References

  1. ^ Siollun, Max (2009). Oil, Politics and Violence: Nigeria's Military Coup Culture (1966-1976). ISBN 9780875867106.
  2. ^ http://www.sociolingo.com/2011/01/nigeria-book-review-oil-politics-and-violence/
  3. ^ http://www.nigeriansinamerica.com/articles/2351/1/Nigeria-And-Israel-The-Kidnap-Of-Umaru-Dikko/Page1.html
  4. ^ "The World's Greatest Spy Capers - The Dikko Affair (1984) - http://www.newsweek.com/2010/06/30/the-world-s-greatest-spy-capers/the-dikko-affair-1984.html
  5. ^ Adeoye Akinsanya (July 1985). "The Dikko Affair and Anglo-Nigerian Relations". The International and Comparative Law Quarterly. 34 (3): 602–609. doi:10.1093/iclqaj/34.3.602. JSTOR 759313.
  6. ^ van de Walle, Nicolas (March–April 2021). "CAPSULE REVIEW: What Britain Did to Nigeria: A Short History of Conquest and Rule". Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  7. ^ "What Britain Did to Nigeria: A Short History of Conquest and Rule". Hurst. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
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