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Chima J. Korieh - New Perspectives on the Nigeria-Biafra War, Inbunden

Inbunden, Engelska, 2021

New Perspectives on the Nigeria-Biafra War

No Victor, No Vanquished

Av Chima J. Korieh

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New Perspectives on the Nigeria-Biafra War: No Victor, No Vanquished analyzes the continued impact of the Nigeria-Biafra war on the Igbo, the failure of the reconstruction and reconciliation effort in the post-war period, and the politics of exclusion of the memory of the war in public discourse in Nigeria. Furthermore, New Perspectives on the Nigeria-Biafra War explores the resilience of the Igbo people and the different strategies they have employed to preserve the history and memory of Biafra. The contributors argue that the war had important consequences for the socio-political developments in the post-war period, ushering in two differing ideologies: a paternalistic ideology of “co-option” of the Igbo by the Nigerian state, under the false premise of ‘No Victor, No Vanquished,” and the Igbo commitment to self-preservation on the other.
Produktinformation
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2021-10-13
  • Mått: 164 x 225 x 29 mm
  • Vikt: 767 g
  • Format: Inbunden
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 428
  • Förlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
  • ISBN: 9781793631114
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Chima J. Korieh is director of Africana studiesat Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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Korieh a well-known historian of Biafra and colonial Nigeria, offers a collection of 18 chapters on the history and memory of the war over the Republic of Biafra's secession from Nigeria (1967–70). Sections on war events, including internal tensions, the experience of ordinary Biafrans in wartime (especially children), and the long legacy of the war mix history, memoir, and polemic, producing a book that will interest both historians and casual readers with a stake in Biafra's past and present. Social history is emphasized throughout, with occasional forays into diplomatic history, humanitarianism, and the operational history of the conflict. A section on artistic and literary representations of the war by Biafrans offers particular insight, bringing several little-known artists to the attention of the wider world. Representing many voices and methodological approaches, this collection enriches readers' understanding of this crucial episode in 20th-century African history. Highly recommended. General readers through faculty.

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