The international politics of the Nigerian civil war, 1967-1970 /
Biafra's declaration of independence on May 30, 1967, precipitated a civil war with important implications for the territorial integrity of all newly independent African states. Allegations of genocide commanded the world's attention and brought forth unprecedented humanitarian interventio...
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Princeton, NJ :
Princeton University Press,
[2015]
Princeton, New Jersey : 1977 |
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1582 Princeton legacy library |
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Table of Contents:
- Part I. An African Affair; Part II. The Issues Transcend Secession; Part III. Isolating the Conflict
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- LIST OF MAPS
- PREFACE
- CHRONOLOGY OF IMPORTANT EVENTS IN THE NIGERIAN CIVIL WAR
- PART I. AN AFRICAN AFFAIR
- 1. NIGERIA'S PREWAR FOREIGN POLICY
- 2. THE LOSS OF AUTHORITY AT HOME AND ABROAD
- 3. THE WORLD DECLINES TO TAKE SIDES
- 4. THE OAU BECOMES INVOLVED
- PART II. THE ISSUES TRANSCEND SECESSION
- 5. BIAFRA PENETRATES THE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM
- 6. PEACE CONFERENCE DIPLOMACY, PHASE I
- 7. PEACE CONFERENCE DIPLOMACY, PHASE II
- 8. A WAR OF ATTRITION
- PART III. ISOLATING THE CONFLICT
- 9. MAINTAINING INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL SUPPORT FOR NIGERIA
- 10. INTERNATIONAL REFLECTIONS OF A MILITARY STALEMATE
- 11. THE FUTILITY OF SECESSION
- 12. A NIGERIAN AFFAIR
- APPENDICES
- Appendix I. Schedule of Nigerian Interests in Other Countries
- Appendix II. Aid to African Countries 1960-1965
- NOTE ON SOURCES
- INTERVIEWS
- LIST OF WORKS CITED
- INDEX
- Backmatter