A global history of 'Biafra', providing a new explanation for the ascendance of humanitarianism in a postcolonial world.

In the summer of 1968, audiences around the globe were shocked when newspapers and television stations confronted them with photographs of starving children in

In the summer of 1968, audiences around the globe were shocked when newspapers and television stations confronted them with photographs of starving children in

"In the summer of 1968, audiences around the globe were shocked when newspapers and TV stations confronted them with photographs of starving children in the sec

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Contributors -- Introduction -- 1 The Nigeria-Biafra War: Postcolonial Conflict and the Qu