Surviving Biafra - A Nigerwife's Story

A remarkable 'ordinary person's' story that captures the day-to-day reality of life during the bloody conflict that divided Nigeria in the late 1960s. 

About the author

S. Elizabeth Bird is Professor of Anthropology at the University of South Florida. Her books include The Asaba Massacre: Trauma, Memory and the Nigerian Civil War, co-authored with Fraser Ottanelli. Rosina Umelo lived in Nigeria for fifty years, working as a teacher, writer and editor, most recently at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan. She now lives near London.

Summary

A remarkable ‘ordinary person's’ story that captures the day-to-day reality of life during the bloody conflict that divided Nigeria in the late 1960s.

Product details

• Authors: Elizabeth S. Bird, S. Elizabeth Bird, Rosina Umelo, Umelo Rosina
• Publisher: Hurst Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781849049580
• ISBN: 978-1-84904-958-0
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Nigeria, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, HISTORY / Women, HISTORY / Africa / West, African History, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls