The Biafran War and Postcolonial Humanitarianism Image close
The Biafran War and Postcolonial Humanitarianism by Lasse Heerten
The Biafran War and Postcolonial Humanitarianism by Lasse Heerten
Show Hide Adult Content
The Biafran War and Postcolonial Humanitarianism close

Non-Fiction Books:

Home  
Books  
Non-Fiction  
Humanities  
History

The Biafran War and Postcolonial Humanitarianism

Spectacles of Suffering
Click to share your rating 0 ratings (0.0/5.0 average) Thanks for your vote!

By:

Format:

Paperback / softback
$118.00
Available from supplier

The item is brand new and in-stock with one of our preferred suppliers. The item will ship from a Mighty Ape warehouse within the timeframe shown.

Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
0 in Trolley
Free Delivery with Primate
Join Now

Free 14 day free trial, cancel anytime.

Buy Now, Pay Later with:

4 payments of $29.50 with Afterpay Learn more

6 weekly interest-free payments of $19.67 with Laybuy Learn more

Availability

Delivering to:

Estimated arrival:

  • Around 14-26 June using International Courier

Explore more Human Rights in History

See all products in this series

Humanitarianism and Human Rights
$95.00
Humanitarianism and Human Rights
Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Human Rights in the Twentieth Century
$84.00
Human Rights in the Twentieth Century
Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Human Rights Activism and the End of the Cold War on Hardback by Sarah B. Snyder
$242.00
Human Rights Activism and the End of the Cold War
by Sarah B. Snyder ~ Hardback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
The Making of International Human Rights by Steven L. B. Jensen
$74.00
The Making of International Human Rights
by Steven L. B. Jensen ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Decolonization, Self-Determination, and the Rise of Global Human Rights Politics on Hardback
$317.00
Decolonization, Self-Determination, and the Rise of Global Human...
Hardback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
War and Citizenship on Hardback by Daniela L. Caglioti
$118.00
War and Citizenship
by Daniela L. Caglioti ~ Hardback
Available - Usually ships in 2-3 weeks
In the Cause of Humanity on Hardback by Fabian Klose
$112.00
In the Cause of Humanity
by Fabian Klose ~ Hardback
Available - Usually ships in 2-3 weeks
Idealism beyond Borders by Eleanor Davey
$94.00
Idealism beyond Borders
by Eleanor Davey ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
The Emergence of Humanitarian Intervention
$104.00
The Emergence of Humanitarian Intervention
Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
The Care of the Witness on Hardback by Michal Givoni
$257.00
The Care of the Witness
by Michal Givoni ~ Hardback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
The Problems of Genocide on Hardback by A. Dirk Moses
$277.00
The Problems of Genocide
by A. Dirk Moses ~ Hardback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Humanitarian Photography
$110.00
Humanitarian Photography
Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
American Transitional Justice on Hardback by Natalie R. Davidson
$259.00
American Transitional Justice
by Natalie R. Davidson ~ Hardback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Humanitarianism and Human Rights on Hardback
$243.00
Humanitarianism and Human Rights
Hardback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Idealism beyond Borders on Hardback by Eleanor Davey
$260.00
Idealism beyond Borders
by Eleanor Davey ~ Hardback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Night on Earth on Hardback by Davide Rodogno
$259.00
Night on Earth
by Davide Rodogno ~ Hardback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks

Description

In the summer of 1968, audiences around the globe were shocked when newspapers and television stations confronted them with photographs of starving children in the secessionist Republic of Biafra. This global concern fundamentally changed how the Nigerian Civil War was perceived: an African civil war that had been fought for one year without fostering any substantial interest from international publics became 'Biafra' - the epitome of humanitarian crisis. Based on archival research from North America, Western Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa, this book is the first comprehensive study of the global history of the conflict. A major addition to the flourishing history of human rights and humanitarianism, it argues that the global moment 'Biafra' is closely linked to the ascendance of human rights, humanitarianism, and Holocaust memory in a postcolonial world. The conflict was a key episode for the re-structuring of the relations between the West and the Third World.

Author Biography:

Lasse Heerten is currently head of the 'Imperial Gateway: Hamburg, the German Empire, and the Making of a Global Port' project, funded by the DFG (German Research Council) at the Freie Universität Berlin. He has previously served as a Postdoctoral Fellow in Human Rights at the University of California, Berkeley, and holds graduate degrees from the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, University of Oxford and the Freie Universität Berlin. His graduate studies were supported by a scholarship from the German National Academic Foundation (Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes).
Release date NZ
March 28th, 2019
Author
Audience
  • Professional & Vocational
Illustrations
3 Maps; 21 Halftones, black and white
Pages
412
Dimensions
153x230x25
ISBN-13
9781107530423
Product ID
30225620

Customer reviews

Nobody has reviewed this product yet. You could be the first!

Write a Review

Marketplace listings

There are no Marketplace listings available for this product currently.
Already own it? Create a free listing and pay just 9% commission when it sells!

Sell Yours Here

Explore more by Lasse Heerten

See all books by this author

The Biafran War and Postcolonial Humanitarianism on Hardback by Lasse Heerten
$325.00
The Biafran War and Postcolonial Humanitarianism
by Lasse Heerten ~ Hardback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks

Recommended for you

Recommended from your browsing history

Help & options

Filed under...

Books >
Non-Fiction >
Humanities >
History
Books >
Non-Fiction >
Humanities >
History >
African history
Books >
Non-Fiction >
Politics & government >
Political control & freedoms >
Human rights