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Scholarly works, articles, and resources documenting the history of the Asaba Massacre.

The following publications document the history of the Asaba Massacre and have been instrumental in bringing this story to wider academic and public awareness.

The Asaba Massacre: Trauma, Memory, and the Nigerian Civil War

S. Elizabeth Bird and Fraser Ottanelli·Cambridge University Press
2017

The definitive scholarly work on the Asaba Massacre. Drawing on interviews with survivors and military and government figures, as well as archival sources, this book discusses how and why the massacres happened, and the impact of this community trauma, decades after the event.

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The Asaba Massacre and the Nigerian Civil War: Reclaiming Hidden History

S. Elizabeth Bird and Fraser Ottanelli·Journal of Genocide Research, 16 (2-3): 379-399
2014

An academic journal article reclaiming the hidden history of the Asaba Massacre within the broader context of the Nigerian Civil War.

The History and Legacy of the Asaba, Nigeria, Massacres

S. Elizabeth Bird and Fraser Ottanelli·African Studies Review, 54 (3): 1-26
2011

An earlier scholarly exploration of the events and their lasting legacy on the Asaba community and Nigerian national memory.

Causes and Consequences — Chapter 3

S. Elizabeth Bird and Fraser Ottanelli·Cambridge University Press
2017

A chapter examining the causes and consequences of the Asaba Massacre within the larger study of the Nigerian Civil War.

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