The History and Legacy of the Asaba, Nigeria, Massacres
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2431822 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elizabeth Bird, S Elizabeth Bird (0009-0009-0085-0818), Fraser Ottanelli, Fraser M Ottanelli |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 1-26 |
| Publication date | 2011-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | African Studies Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-0206 • E-ISSN: 1555-2462 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1353/arw.2011.0048 |
| OpenAlex | W2168516264 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 20 |
In early October 1967, four months into the Nigerian Civil War, federal troops massacred hundreds in Asaba, a town in southeast Nigeria on the west bank of the Niger. While ethnically Igbo, Asaba was not part of Igbo-dominated Biafra. Through the reconstruction of this event, the article fills a significant gap in the historical record and contributes to the discussion on the impact of traumatic memory at the local and national levels. It also suggests that the Asaba massacres speak to larger issues of potential reconciliation that extend beyond Asaba and Nigeria
Ancient history · Geography · Igbo · Political science · Spanish Civil War · West bank · African studies and sociopolitical issues · Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics · History · Law · Race, History, and American Society
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2023 (7) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |