Max Siollun Explained

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 Dikko affair, which strained diplomatic relations between the United Kingdom and Nigeria for some time.^{[3] [4] [5]} Siollun's fourth book What Britain Did to Nigeria: A Short History of Conquest and Rule was published in 2021.^[6]

Bibliography

• Book: Oil, Politics and Violence: Nigeria's Military Coup Culture (1966–1976) . Algora Publishing . 2009 . 978-0-87586-708-3.
• Book: Soldiers of Fortune: Nigerian Politics From Buhari to Babangida(1983-1993) . 2013 . Cassava Republic Press . 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. .^[7]

Notes and References

1. Book: Oil, Politics and Violence: Nigeria's Military Coup Culture (1966-1976). 9780875867106. Siollun. Max. 2009. Algora .
2. Web site: SocioLingo Africa . 2011-01-25 . 2011-07-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716101641/http://www.sociolingo.com/2011/01/nigeria-book-review-oil-politics-and-violence/ . dead .
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. The Dikko Affair and Anglo-Nigerian Relations . Adeoye Akinsanya . The International and Comparative Law Quarterly . 34 . 3 . July 1985 . 602–609 . 759313. 10.1093/iclqaj/34.3.602 .
6. CAPSULE REVIEW: What Britain Did to Nigeria: A Short History of Conquest and Rule. Nicolas. van de Walle. Foreign Affairs. March–April 2021. 16 March 2021.
7. Web site: What Britain Did to Nigeria: A Short History of Conquest and Rule. Hurst. 16 March 2021.