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_a966.9052 _bGOU _222 |
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_aGould, Michael, _eauthor. _939899 |
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_aThe Biafran War : _bthe struggle for modern Nigeria / _cMichael Gould ; foreword by Frederick Forsyth. |
| 250 | _aNew paperback edition. | ||
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_aLondon : _bI. B. Tauris & Co Ltd., _c2013. |
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_axviii, 258 pages, [8] pages of plates : _billustrations, maps ; _c22 cm |
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_2rdacontent _atext _btxt |
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_aunmediated _2rdamedia _bn |
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| 504 | _aIncludes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | _aIntroduction -- Historical background -- The path to war and its beginning -- The second part of the war : from mid-1968 to January 1970 -- Biafra's longevity -- Gowon and Ojukwu : an appraisal of the two leaders -- Conclusion. | |
| 520 | _aInternational media coverage in the 1960s and early 1970s represented the Biafran War, in which the state of Biafra attempted to secede from the Nigerian Federation, as a grand humanitarian disaster, characterised by sustained conflict, starvation and genocide. Using interviews and newly-released archival material, Michael Gould questions this depiction, examining the role of foreign parties in the conflict and the impact of propaganda upon its international reception both during and after the war. Envisaged initially by both sides as a short conflict, the war confounded all expectations, stretching on for four years. It was a 'brother's war', one which divided families, and was characterised overwhelmingly by both sides' reluctance to enter into hostilities. This book seeks to answer some of the most fundamental questions surrounding the conflict, including how this avoidable conflict came about, why the war became so drawn-out and how the leadership of the opposing Generals Ojukwu, who led the Biafran revolt and Gowon, who was President of the Nigerian Federation, defined the conflict. | ||
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_aNigeria _xHistory _yCivil War, 1967-1970 _xCauses. _2BUEsh |
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_aNigeria _xHistory _yCivil War, 1967-1970. _2BUEsh |
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_aNigeria _xHistory _yCivil War, 1967-1970 _xMass media and the war. _2BUEsh |
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_aNigeria, Eastern _xHistory. _2BUEsh |
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_bBUSBOL _cApril2016 |
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| 655 | _vReading book | ||
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_aForsyth, Frederick, _d1938- _eauthor of introduction, etc. _939900 |
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