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British Women and the Nigerian Civil War (Hardcover)
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British Women and the Nigerian Civil War (Hardcover)
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As the prolific Nigerian historian Onianwa Oluchukwu Ignatus
observes in this pathbreaking study, British women played a vital
role in the civil war that broke out in Nigeria in 1967. They saw
the war as a challenge to womanhood in a male-dominated society
dominated by men. British women distinguished themselves and became
part of the formidable force that brought the issue of the war
nearer not only to the British populace, but to the global
community as a whole. While many volunteered to be at the forefront
of championing the war in government and media via formidable
pressure groups, others were involved in humanitarian activities.
The motives behind these actions included extraordinarily grisly
reports of women's suffering in the conflict and the frustration
with the lack of progress in solving the main issues that
precipitated the war and the involvement of great powers in the
conflict. Through media reports and coverage, especially via the
relatively new medium of television, British women became strongly
aware of the war situation in Nigeria. They pressured the British
government to strengthen its political front and, effectively, to
settle the war. The engagement of British women regarding the civil
war in Nigeria served as an example of how internal conflict could
become a global responsibility. Out of genuine concern for
civilians caught in the war zones, British women rendered enormous
assistance to war victims and intensified efforts to bring the two
sides of the conflict to the negotiation table.
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