{"product_id":"the-burning-ground-oil-and-militancy-in-nigeria-9781967190140","title":"The Burning Ground: Oil and Militancy in Nigeria","description":"\u003cb\u003eThey killed her father for speaking out\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor 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 \"resource control.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThirty years after Ken Saro-Wiwa's death, his daughter Noo traces the rise of this insurgency and how it became entangled with politics, further damaging the environment and upending social hierarchies. In \u003ci\u003eThe Burning Ground\u003c\/i\u003e, she travels across the delta to examine its aftermath, speaking with former militants, highlighting the undervalued role of women, and meeting individuals working toward sustainable development. Along the way, her sharp, humane reporting brings to life a region where environmental damage, political conflict, human-rights pressures, and accelerating climate threats converge in ways the world cannot ignore.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSaro-Wiwa, Noo:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eNoo Saro-Wiwa\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Nigeria and raised in England. Noted for her travel writing, she is the author of two prize-winning books: Looking for \u003ci\u003eTranswonderland: Travels in Nigeria\u003c\/i\u003e (2012) and \u003ci\u003eBlack Ghosts: The Lives of Africans in China\u003c\/i\u003e (2023). Her writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChatham House\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. She lives in London.","brand":"Columbia Global Reports","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52179309134098,"sku":"9781967190140","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_93a7fac7-77a3-4ce1-8378-cfb1918f6efa.jpg?v=1775637837","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-burning-ground-oil-and-militancy-in-nigeria-9781967190140","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}