{"product_id":"forgotten-era-nigeria-before-british-rule","title":"Forgotten Era: Nigeria Before British Rule","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Siollun's books are gripping'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An essential book you'll want to re-read many times - there is no more eloquent and informed guide than Max Siollun' \u003c\/b\u003eSathnam Sanghera, author of \u003ci\u003eEmpireland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Incredibly necessary, magnificently done' \u003c\/b\u003eRemi Adekoya, author of \u003ci\u003eIt's Not About Whiteness, It's About Wealth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Max Siollun has succeeded at making Nigeria's \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003epre-colonial history accessible without flattening the tremendous diversity of its many peoples' \u003c\/b\u003eAlex Thurston, University of Cincinnati \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An unforgettable read' \u003c\/b\u003eMatthew T. Page, former US State Department Nigeria expert \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Max Siollun brings history to life with a cinematic sweep and intellectual confidence' \u003c\/b\u003eGimba Kakanda, Co-Lead at the Presidential Initiative for Innovation, Policy Evaluation and Research \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Much is known about what Europeans did in Africa, yet very little is known about Africa's history before its colonisation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In this surprising exploration, Max Siollun uncovers societies that were not part of a backward 'Dark Continent', but which instead had rich lore to rival the ancient Greeks and Romans. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Pre-colonial West Africa had a mesmerising cast of revolutionaries, intellectuals, innovators, and villainous assassins. These include the family that overthrew three different 1000-year-old empires, the royal court official who engineered the death of four kings, and the young enslaved boy who became the first Black bishop in history, befriending Queen Victoria along the way. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This story of a dynamic and artistic people is a vital read for those who want to discover a forgotten era of West African history. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMax Siollun\u003c\/b\u003e is a historian and author. He has written four acclaimed books on Nigeria's history, most recently \u003ci\u003eWhat Britain Did to Nigeria: A Short History of Conquest and Rule\u003c\/i\u003e, which was shortlisted in \u003ci\u003eBBC History Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e's 2021 Books of the Year. He has written for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eForeign Policy\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Max Siollun","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46350101348588,"sku":"9780745350080","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/1791\/3068\/files\/9780745350080.jpg?v=1744178693","url":"https:\/\/intl.allstora.com\/products\/forgotten-era-nigeria-before-british-rule","provider":"Allstora","version":"1.0","type":"link"}