Oil, Politics and Violence
Nigeria's Military Coup Culture, 1966 to 1976
Book •
Max Siollun's Oil, Politics and Violence analyzes the origins and consequences of Nigeria's early military coups, focusing on how oil revenues, institutional legacies, and ethnic divisions fostered a coup-prone political culture.
The book traces the rise of military influence from independence through the civil war and the 1970s oil boom, showing how resource wealth altered incentives for seizing power.
Siollun uses archival material, interviews, and contemporary sources to reconstruct coup plots, key actors, and policy choices.
He explores how colonial administrative patterns and recruitment shaped the army's composition and political role, linking structural factors to episodes of violence.
The work is regarded as an authoritative account of Nigeria's coup era and its long-term impacts on governance and state formation.
The book traces the rise of military influence from independence through the civil war and the 1970s oil boom, showing how resource wealth altered incentives for seizing power.
Siollun uses archival material, interviews, and contemporary sources to reconstruct coup plots, key actors, and policy choices.
He explores how colonial administrative patterns and recruitment shaped the army's composition and political role, linking structural factors to episodes of violence.
The work is regarded as an authoritative account of Nigeria's coup era and its long-term impacts on governance and state formation.
Mentioned by
Mentioned in 0 episodes
Mentioned by ![undefined]()
Henry Hakamaki
Nigeria's Independence Movement & Coup Era w/ Max Siollun (AR&D Ep. 13)
