Edited by A.B. Aderibigbe2024-07-252024-07-2519750 582 64619-7https://nigeriareposit.nln.gov.ng/handle/20.500.14186/1554this book explores the nature and structure of the city (Lagos) in its historical, economic, social and cultural setting.Early history of Lagos to about 1850; Lagos society in the nineteenth century; the federal capital: changing constitutional status and intergovernmental relations; urbanisation and problems of urban development; some geographical aspects of industries in greater Lagos; the development of western education; health and social welfare; patterns and developments in Lagos religious history; contemporary culture.enLagos: the development of an African cityBook