Schler’s study of Nigerian seamen during Nigeria’s transition to independence provides a fresh perspective on the meaning of decolonization for ordinary Africans.
Lynn Schler is a senior lecturer in African history in the Department of Politics and Government, and the director of the Tamar Golan Africa Centre, at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel.
”Highly organized and well written, Lynn Schler’s Nation on Board
is an important addition to the fields of maritime history, labor
history, business history, and the history of decolonization.“
*H-Net Reviews*
“This is an outstanding piece of social historical research and a
significant addition to Nigerian labour and industrial/business
history. Schler has made excellent use of a range of archives and
interviews and crafted an attractively written book that will be
accessible to a range of readers. I take my hat off to her.”
“Schler places the sometimes abstract notion of nationhood into a
fresh and dynamic context, and the testimony she presents provides
wonderful insights into the textures of life aboard ship and in
foreign ports
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