Ethnic “Betrayal”, Mimicry, and Reinvention: the Representation of Ukpabi Asika in the Novel of the Nigerian-Biafran War
Ukpabi Asika était un éminent intellectuel Ibo qui, après la chute de la capitale biafraise, Enugu, tombée sous le contrôle de l’Armée nigérienne, devient administrateur du nouvel État du centre-est. Nombreux furent les Biafrais, dont la majorité était des Ibos, à percevoir Asika comme un traître. C...
Main Author: | Nikolai Jeffs |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Presses universitaires de Rennes
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Series: | Revue LISA |
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Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/lisa/5051 |
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