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05067cam a2200541 a 4500 |
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ocn778827681 |
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OCoLC |
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20241114090158.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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120228s2012 nyub b 001 0beng |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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| LC control number |
2012005603 |
| 016 7# - NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHIC AGENCY CONTROL NUMBER |
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| Record control number |
016317806 |
| Source |
Uk |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781594204821 |
| Qualifying information |
(hardcover) |
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| International Standard Book Number |
1594204829 |
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(hardcover) |
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| Canceled/invalid ISBN |
9780143124030 |
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(paperback) |
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014312403X |
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(paperback) |
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| International Standard Book Number |
0241959209 |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780241959206 |
| 024 8# - OTHER STANDARD IDENTIFIER |
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| Standard number or code |
40021492804 |
| 024 8# - OTHER STANDARD IDENTIFIER |
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| Standard number or code |
99950831698 |
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AU@ |
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000048711798 |
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CHBIS |
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007093917 |
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CHVBK |
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180522221 |
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NZ1 |
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14517250 |
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| OCLC library identifier |
AU@ |
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000051991514 |
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| OCLC library identifier |
DKDLA |
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870970-basis:45876993 |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER |
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| System control number |
(OCoLC)778827681 |
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(OCoLC)837178986 |
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(OCoLC)841584915 |
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(OCoLC)966557746 |
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(OCoLC)967802098 |
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(OCoLC)973995777 |
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(OCoLC)980543338 |
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(OCoLC)988982077 |
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(OCoLC)1002643483 |
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(OCoLC)1005455343 |
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(OCoLC)1013483240 |
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(OCoLC)1022615644 |
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(OCoLC)1027976107 |
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(OCoLC)1029810829 |
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(OCoLC)1034883376 |
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(OCoLC)1039118745 |
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(OCoLC)1045676055 |
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(OCoLC)1050308194 |
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(OCoLC)1054982945 |
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(OCoLC)1083406597 |
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(OCoLC)1088632000 |
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(OCoLC)1105974297 |
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(OCoLC)1109993656 |
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(OCoLC)1113925872 |
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(OCoLC)1154531135 |
| 037 ## - SOURCE OF ACQUISITION |
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| Source of stock number/acquisition |
Penguin Group USA, Attn: Order Processing 405 Murray Hill Pkwy, East Rutherford, NJ, USA, 07073-2136 |
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SAN 282-5074 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Language of cataloging |
eng |
| Transcribing agency |
GAFCSC LIBRARY |
| 043 ## - GEOGRAPHIC AREA CODE |
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| Geographic area code |
f-nr--- |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
PR9387.9.A3 |
| Item number |
A4 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Achebe, Chinua. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
There was a country : |
| Remainder of title |
a personal history of Biafra / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
Chinua Achebe. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc. |
New York : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. |
Viking Penguin, Penguin Groups (USA), |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
�2012. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
333 pages : |
| Other physical details |
maps ; |
| Dimensions |
25 cm |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
Pioneers of a new frontier -- The magical years -- A primary exposure -- Leaving home -- The formative years at Umuahia and Ibadan. The Umuahia experience ; The Ibadan experience -- Meeting Christie and her family -- Discovering Things fall apart -- A lucky generation -- The march to independence -- The cradle of Nigerian nationalism -- Post-independence Nigeria -- The decline -- The role of the writer in Africa -- 1966 (poem) -- January 15, 1966, coup -- The dark days -- Benin road (poem) -- A history of ethnic tension and resentment -- The army -- Countercoup and assassination -- The pogroms -- Penalty of Godhead (poem) -- The Aburi Accord -- Generation gap (poem) -- The nightmare begins -- The Nigeria-Biafra war. The Biafran position ; The Nigerian argument ; The role of the Organization of African Unity -- The triangle game : the UK, France, and the United States -- The writers and intellectuals -- The war and the Nigerian intellectual -- The life and work of Christopher Okigbo -- The major Nigerian actors in the conflict : Ojukwu and Gowon. The aristocrat ; The gentleman general -- The first shot (poem) -- The Biafran invasion of the Mid-West -- Gowon regroups -- The Asaba massacre -- Biafran repercussions -- Blood, blood, everywhere -- The Calabar massacre -- Biafra, 1969 (poem) -- The Republic of Biafra. The intellectual foundation of a new nation -- The Biafran state. The Biafran flag ; The Biafran national anthem ; The military ; Ogbunigwe ; Biafran tanks ; A tiger joins the army ; Freedom fighters -- Traveling on behalf of Biafra -- Refugee mother and child (A mother in a refugee camp) (poem) -- Life in Biafra -- The Abagana ambush -- Air raid (poem) -- The Citadel Press -- The Ifeajuna manuscript -- Staying alive -- Death of the poet : "Daddy, don't let him die!" -- Mango seedling (poem) -- Refugees -- We laughed at him (poem) -- The media war -- Narrow escapes -- Vultures (poem) -- The fight to the finish -- The economic blockade and starvation -- The silence of the United Nations -- Azikiwe withdraws support for Biafra -- The recapture of Owerri -- Biafra takes an old rig : "The Kwale incident" -- 1970 and the fall -- The question of genocide -- The arguments -- The case against the Nigerian government -- Gowon responds -- Nigeria's painful transitions : a reappraisal -- Corruption and indiscipline -- State failure and the rise of terrorism -- State resuscitation and recovery -- After a war (poem) -- Postscript: The example of Nelson Mandela -- Appendix: Brigadier Banjo's broadcast to Mid-West. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
Achebe's long-awaited account of coming of age during the defining experience of his life: the Nigerian Civil War, also known as the Biafran War of 1967-1970. |
| 600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Achebe, Chinua. |
| 647 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--NAMED EVENT |
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| Source of heading or term |
fast |
| Authority record control number or standard number |
(OCoLC)fst01352311 |
| Real World Object URI |
https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39Qhp4vB9WRTbqDTpFxFvdvmm |
| 648 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--CHRONOLOGICAL TERM |
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| Chronological term |
1900-1999 |
| Source of heading or term |
fast |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Authors, Nigerian |
| Chronological subdivision |
20th century |
| Form subdivision |
Biography. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME |
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| Geographic name |
Nigeria |
| General subdivision |
History |
| Chronological subdivision |
Civil War, 1967-1970 |
| Form subdivision |
Personal narratives. |
| 655 #2 - INDEX TERM--GENRE/FORM |
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| Genre/form data or focus term |
Biography |
| 655 #2 - INDEX TERM--GENRE/FORM |
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| Genre/form data or focus term |
Personal Narrative |
| 655 #4 - INDEX TERM--GENRE/FORM |
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| Genre/form data or focus term |
Autobiography. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
Library of Congress Classification |
| Koha item type |
Books |
| Call number prefix |
PR9387.9.A3 |
| Call number suffix |
A4 |
| Suppress in OPAC |
No |
| 948 ## - LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC); SERIES PART DESIGNATOR (RLIN) |
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| h (OCLC) |
NO HOLDINGS IN GHUCC - 1230 OTHER HOLDINGS |
