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Biafra and Abuse of Power in I.N.C. Aniebo's Rearguard Actions

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LA120381

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Title Proper

Biafra and Abuse of Power in I.N.C. Aniebo's Rearguard Actions

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[Article]

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Obari Gomba

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Leiden

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Brill

Text of Note

The Nigerian civil war has left a lasting impact on the politics of Nigeria. It has also provided material for I.N.C. Aniebo's Rearguard Actions. Given the prior success of his novel The Anonymity of Sacrifice, this collection of short stories expands his creative portfolio on the subject of war. Over and above the predilection of Biafran discourse for blaming others for Biafra's failure, Aniebo's depiction of the war calls attention to the failings of Biafra itself. On the strength of Aniebo's stories, this paper seeks to examine the nature of the abuse of power in Biafra and to show how such abuse helped precipitate the collapse of the breakaway nation-state. The Nigerian civil war has left a lasting impact on the politics of Nigeria. It has also provided material for I.N.C. Aniebo's Rearguard Actions. Given the prior success of his novel The Anonymity of Sacrifice, this collection of short stories expands his creative portfolio on the subject of war. Over and above the predilection of Biafran discourse for blaming others for Biafra's failure, Aniebo's depiction of the war calls attention to the failings of Biafra itself. On the strength of Aniebo's stories, this paper seeks to examine the nature of the abuse of power in Biafra and to show how such abuse helped precipitate the collapse of the breakaway nation-state. The Nigerian civil war has left a lasting impact on the politics of Nigeria. It has also provided material for I.N.C. Aniebo's Rearguard Actions. Given the prior success of his novel The Anonymity of Sacrifice, this collection of short stories expands his creative portfolio on the subject of war. Over and above the predilection of Biafran discourse for blaming others for Biafra's failure, Aniebo's depiction of the war calls attention to the failings of Biafra itself. On the strength of Aniebo's stories, this paper seeks to examine the nature of the abuse of power in Biafra and to show how such abuse helped precipitate the collapse of the breakaway nation-state. The Nigerian civil war has left a lasting impact on the politics of Nigeria. It has also provided material for I.N.C. Aniebo's Rearguard Actions. Given the prior success of his novel The Anonymity of Sacrifice, this collection of short stories expands his creative portfolio on the subject of war. Over and above the predilection of Biafran discourse for blaming others for Biafra's failure, Aniebo's depiction of the war calls attention to the failings of Biafra itself. On the strength of Aniebo's stories, this paper seeks to examine the nature of the abuse of power in Biafra and to show how such abuse helped precipitate the collapse of the breakaway nation-state.

Date of Publication

2017

Physical description

280-292

Title

Matatu

Volume Number

49/2

International Standard Serial Number

1875-7421

Subject Term

abuse of power

Subject Term

Aniebo

Subject Term

Biafra

Subject Term

Nigerian Civil War

Subject Term

Nigerian fiction

Obari Gomba

Call Number

10.1163/18757421-04902003

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[Article]

275578

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