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History and International Studies · MSc · REF. TA-1732

The Impact of The Trans-Saharan Trade on National Integration in South-Eastern Nigeria, 1900-1960

Abstract

This MSc study investigates the subject matter outlined in the title above through a structured research design appropriate to the MSc level. Using primary and/or secondary data collection methods, the research examines the underlying variables, tests relevant hypotheses, and presents findings with implications for practice and policy. This is placeholder abstract text generated for catalogue preview purposes; the full document contains a complete, topic-specific abstract, literature review, methodology, data analysis, and conclusion.

Chapter One — 1.1 Background to the Study

The Trans-Saharan Trade occupies an important place in the historiography of South-Eastern Nigeria, shaping the region's political and social trajectory in ways still felt today.

The years 1900-1960 represent a formative period for understanding the trans-saharan trade in South-Eastern Nigeria, one that continues to inform present-day scholarship.

1.2 Statement of the Problem

Despite considerable historical scholarship, the precise role of the trans-saharan trade in South-Eastern Nigeria during 1900-1960 remains a subject of ongoing debate, with existing accounts often relying on incomplete or contested source material. This study re-examines the available historical record to offer a clearer account.

1.3 Objectives of the Study

  1. To trace the role of the trans-saharan trade in South-Eastern Nigeria during 1900-1960.
  2. To examine the factors that shaped the trans-saharan trade during this period.
  3. To assess the consequences of the trans-saharan trade for South-Eastern Nigeria.
  4. To situate these findings within the broader historiography of the period.

1.4 Research Questions

  1. What role did the trans-saharan trade play in South-Eastern Nigeria during 1900-1960?
  2. What factors shaped the trans-saharan trade during this period?
  3. What were the consequences of the trans-saharan trade for South-Eastern Nigeria?
  4. How do these findings relate to the broader historiography of the period?

1.5 Significance of the Study

This study is significant to historians and students of history and international studies, contributing a focused account of the trans-saharan trade in South-Eastern Nigeria to the existing historiography, and offering a reference point for future comparative or regional studies.

1.6 Scope of the Study

The study is limited chronologically to 1900-1960 and geographically to South-Eastern Nigeria, reflecting a MSc-level scope; developments outside this period and region fall outside its remit.

Chapters Two through Five, references and appendices are available for a one-time fee of ₦50,000.

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