The Biafran humanitarian crisis, 1967-1970 : international human rights and joint church aid /

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This book focuses on the humanitarian crisis in Biafra from 1967 to 1970 and the historic response of church groups from different parts of the world. This is the first scholarly work to establish the Joint Church Aid as the foundation of modern day international humanitarian aid.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Omaka, Arua Oko (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Madison : Lanham, Maryland : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press ; The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2016]
Series:Fairleigh Dickinson University Press series in law, culture, and the humanities.
Subjects:
1900-1999
Food relief > Nigeria, Eastern > History.
Humanitarian assistance > Nigeria, Eastern > History.
Aide alimentaire > Nigeria (Est) > Histoire.
Aide humanitaire > Nigeria (Est) > Histoire.
HISTORY > Africa > West.
Civilian war relief.
Food relief.
Humanitarian assistance.
Nigeria > History > Civil War, 1967-1970.
Nigeria > History > Civil War, 1967-1970 > Civilian relief.
Nigeria, Eastern > History > 20th century.
Nigeria > Histoire > 1967-1970 (Guerre civile)
Nigeria > Histoire > 1967-1970 (Guerre civile) > Secours aux civils.
Nigeria (Est) > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Nigeria.
Eastern Nigeria.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The colonial design and military incursion
  • The Gowon regime and the secession of Eastern Nigeria
  • Humanitarian impulse
  • Joint church aid: formation and relief organization
  • The relief war: obstacles and debates
  • Conclusion.

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