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Nigeria
Index
The authors wish to acknowledge the contributions of
the
following individuals who wrote the 1982 edition of
Nigeria: A
Country Study: Robert Rinehart, Irving Kaplan, Donald
P.
Whitaker, Jean R. Tartter, and Frederick Ehrenreich. Their
work
provided the basis of the present volume, as well as
substantial
portions of the text.
John N. Paden, Robinson Professor of International
Studies at
George Mason University, made an extremely useful critique
of the
entire manuscript, helping the authors and the editor to
focus
their efforts more sharply. Revisions to Chapter 4 were
made by
Richard Joseph and Amy Poteete.
The authors are grateful to individuals in various
government
agencies and private institutions who gave their time,
research
materials, and expertise to the production of this book.
These
individuals include Ralph K. Benesch, who oversees the
Country
Studies - Area Handbook program for the Department of the
Army.
Special thanks are owed to the Embassy of Nigeria, which
provided
numerous photographs as well as a mounted map of Nigeria
with a
superimposed head that served as the basis for the cover
art of
this volume. Graphics support was supplied by Greenhorne
and
O'Mara; Harriet R. Blood, who prepared the topography and
drainage map; Carlyn Dawn Anderson, who designed the
illustrations on the title pages of the chapters; and
Wayne
Horne, who designed the cover.
The authors also wish to thank members of the Federal
Research Division who contributed directly to the
preparation of
the manuscript. These people include Sandra W. Meditz, who
reviewed all drafts and graphic material and served as
liaison
with the sponsoring agency; Timothy Merrill, who assisted
in
preparing maps; David P. Cabitto, who provided invaluable
graphic
assistance and supervised graphics productions; and
Marilyn
Majeska, who managed editing and production. Also involved
in
preparing the text were editorial assistants Barbara
Edgerton and
Izella Watson.
Individual chapters were edited by Barbara Harrison and
Vincent
Ercolono. Catherine Schwartzstein performed the final
prepublication review, and Joan C. Cook compiled the
index.
The Library of Congress Composing Unit
prepared the
camera-ready copy, under the supervision of Peggy Pixley.
Data as of June 1991
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