New perspectives on the Nigeria-Biafra War : no victor, no vanquished /

This book analyzes the impact of the Nigeria-Biafra war on the Igbo, the failure of the reconstruction and reconciliation effort in the postwar period and the politics of exclusion of the memory of the war in public discourse in Nigeria, arguing that the war had lasting consequences for the socio-po...

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Other Authors:	Korieh, Chima J. (Chima Jacob), 1962- (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2021].
Subjects:	Postwar reconstruction > Nigeria. Igbo (African people) > Nigeria, Eastern > Social conditions. Nigeria > History > Civil War, 1967-1970.

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Summary:	This book analyzes the impact of the Nigeria-Biafra war on the Igbo, the failure of the reconstruction and reconciliation effort in the postwar period and the politics of exclusion of the memory of the war in public discourse in Nigeria, arguing that the war had lasting consequences for the socio-political developments in the postwar period.
Physical Description:	xxxiv, 394 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781793631114 1793631115