The Burning Ground
Oil and Militancy in Nigeria
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- Paperback
128 pages
- Release Date
21 July 2026
Summary
They killed her father for speaking out
For decades, the oil-rich Niger Delta-an important wetland and farming region-has seen its environment devastated by oil extraction that has brought little economic benefit to its people. After a nonviolent campaign for environmental and human rights, Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight colleagues were executed by the military dictatorship in 1995. Their deaths sparked an armed insurgency marked by sabotage and oil theft in a bid for “resou…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781967190140 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1967190143 |
| Author: | Noo Saro-Wiwa |
| Publisher: | Columbia Global Reports |
| Imprint: | Columbia Global Reports |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 128 |
| Release Date: | 21 July 2026 |
| Dimensions: | 190mm x 127mm |
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Critics Review
“For decades, multinational petroleum conglomerates ignored the consequences of reckless resource extraction in the Niger River Delta until, in the early 2000s, rising militancy threatened to halt the machine altogether. With precision and humanity, The Burning Ground documents the reality of a drill, baby, drill economy—the multi-generational environmental and social damage that has led to intractable predicaments in the heart of Africa’s most populous country.” —Emily Witt, author of Health and Safety: A Breakdown
About The Author
Noo Saro-Wiwa
Noo Saro-Wiwa was born in Nigeria and raised in England. Noted for her travel writing, she is the author of two prize-winning books:
- Looking for Transwonderland: Travels in Nigeria (2012)
- Black Ghosts: The Lives of Africans in China (2023)
Her writing has appeared in The Guardian, Chatham House, and The Times Literary Supplement, among others. She lives in London.
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