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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.

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Author:   Chima J. Korieh ,  Paul R. Bartrop ,  Anwesha Das ,  Austine Duru
Publisher:   Lexington Books
Imprint:   Lexington Books
Dimensions:   Width: 16.40cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 22.50cm
Weight:   0.767kg
ISBN:  

9781793631114

ISBN 10:   1793631115
Pages:   428
Publication Date:   13 October 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction: The Power of Silence: Reflections on the Politics of Memorializing the Biafra War Chima J. Korieh Part 1: War, History, and Memory Chapter 1: Inhibitions to Speaking Out: Assessing Frederick Forsyth’s Three Categories of Silent Witness in Biafra Paul R. Bartrop Chapter 2: The Catholic Church and the Post-War Rehabilitation and Reconstruction in Nigeria, 1970-1975 Nicholas Ibeawuchi Omenka Chapter 3: The Inseparable Ties with the Past: Indirect Colonial Rule in Nigeria and the Biafra War Anwesha Das Chapter 4: Biafran Enclaves and the Militia Activities in Mid-Western Nigeria, 1967-1970 Odigwe A. Nwaokocha Chapter 5: Biafran Radical Groups and the Quest for Biafra Sovereignty in the Nigeria-Biafra War Bernard Steiner Ifekwe Chapter 6: Shades of Gray: Nigeria-Biafra War Coverage, American Diplomatic Nightmare, and the Conscience of a Nation. Austine Duru Part 2: Wartime Victims, The Igbo, and the Biafran Experience Chapter 7: Constructing the Impact of the Nigeria-Biafra War on the Anioma People Odigwe A. Nwaokocha Chapter 8: The Philosophy of Refugeeism and Returneeism: The Experience of the Igbo in the Nigeria- Biafran War Francis O. C. Njoku Chapter 9: Biafra’s Hidden Victims: The Lone Story of a Child Evacuee, 1967-2017 Françoise Ugochukwu Chapter 10: Children in the Nigeria-Biafra War: A Study on their Evacuation, Rehabilitation and Repatriation Nicholas Ibeawuchi Omenka Part 3: Fifty Year After: Biafra, Biafrans, and New Struggles Chapter 11: RE-Imagining Biafra Obioma Nnaemeka Chapter 12: Biafra Aftermath and the Path Forward G.N. Uzoigwe Chapter 13: Biafra Then. Biafra Now. John Sherman Chapter 14: Pertinent Stakes in the Continuing Conversations on Biafra Obinna Innocent Ihunna Part 4: Biafrawar, Arts, and Representations Chapter 15: War, Memory and the Literary Imagination Rose A. Sackeyfio Chapter 16: Of Tragedy and Art: Contemporary Igbo Artists and Critical (dis)Engagement with the Biafran War John Kelechi Opara Chapter 17: “Hands off Africa”: An Iconographic Survey of Biafra Self-Determination Posters in the Nigeria Civil War, 1967-1970 Etiido Effiong Inyang Chapter 18: The Artist and the Nigeria-Biafra War: Memory and Representations Hyacinth Chidozie Ngumah

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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.-- Choice While works abound on the Nigerian-Biafra war, this one is unique because of the deep narratives of causation, trauma, memory, betrayal, denials, truth, and the continuing impact. Anyone interested in the true story of the war, the persistent agony, and the neo-Biafra agitations must read this book.--Raphael Chijioke Njoku, Idaho State University

While works abound on the Nigerian-Biafra war, this one is unique because of the deep narratives of causation, trauma, memory, betrayal, denials, truth, and the continuing impact. Anyone interested in the true story of the war, the persistent agony, and the neo-Biafra agitations must read this book.--Raphael Chijioke Njoku, Idaho State University

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Chima J. Korieh is director of Africana studies at Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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