Michael Crowder

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Michael Crowder


Born
in London, The United Kingdom
June 09, 1934

Died
August 14, 1988

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Born in London, Michael Crowder was educated at Mill Hill School. He gained an interest in Africa during his term of national service when he was seconded to the Nigeria Regiment (1953-1954). After earning a first class honours degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics (PPE) at Hertford College, Oxford University in 1957, he returned to Lagos to become first Editor of Nigeria Magazine, 1959-62, and then Secretary at the Institute of African Studies at the University of Ibadan. In 1964-65 he was Visiting Lecturer in African History at the University of California, Berkeley, and in 1965-67 was Director of the Institute of African Studies at Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone.

From 1968 to 1978 he was based in Nigeria again, firs
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Average rating: 4.0 · 234 ratings · 23 reviews · 47 distinct works
The story of Nigeria

3.36 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 1962 — 12 editions
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West Africa under colonial ...

3.72 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 1968 — 9 editions
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The Flogging of Phinehas Mc...

4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1988
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West African Resistance: Th...

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West Africa: An Introductio...

4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1977
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Ajayi:History of West Afric...

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The Cambridge History of Af...

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Nigeria: An Introduction to...

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The Story of Nigeria - Revi...

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Colonial West Africa: Colle...

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