The Nigeria-Biafra War
Subtitle: genocide and the politics of memory
By: edited by Chima J. Korieh
Publisher: Cambria Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Amherst, NY
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781604978117
Subjects: Collective memory; Genocide; Ethnic relations; Congresses; Igbo (African people); Civil war; History
Notes: "The papers in this book originated from a conference that examined the Nigeria-Biafra War (1967-70) focusing primarily on the Biafran side of that war organized at Marquette University in 2009"--Acknowledgements.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Getting the terminology right : genocide, ethnic cleansing, and crimes against humanity in Biafra / Paul R. Bartrop; title: Forgotten genocide : the Igbo people and genocide studies / G. N. Uzoigwe; title: Genocide by starvation : the role of religious organizations and the local population in relief operations in the Nigeria-Biafra War / Mary-Noelle Ethel Ezeh; title: Ireland and Biafra : hunger, history, politics and public opinion / Fiona Bateman; title: Biafra in retrospect : the role of the international community and its ethico-political implications / Tobe Nnamani; title: 'Remember to forget' : the Nigeria-Biafra War, history, and the politics of memory / Akachi Odoemene; title: The Nigeria-Biafra Civil War Memorial and the politics of memory / Emeka Xris Obiezu; title: The ordeal of a Biafran refugee, or When women became men / Ada Uzoamaka Azodo; title: Dangerous memory : the Nigeria-Biafra Civil War, the post-war generation, and a legacy of frustration / Augustine Duru; title: Forty years later; title: the war hasn't ended / Philip U. Effiong; title: Lessons from Biafra : the structuration of socially relevant science in the Research and Production Directorate / Chikwendu Christian Ukaegbu; title: Igbo challenges in post-conflict Nigeria / Victor Ukaogo.