Eritrea, the newest nation-state in Africa, gained independence from the Ethiopian state after a prolonged and bitter conflict. This book is the first comprehensive analysis of the country's political history over the past three decades. It examines the origins of Eritrean nationalism, and charts the development of its various nationalist movements, assessing the programs and capabilities of the parties contending for power. It also analyzes the regional and international context within which the battles for independence were fought.
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"A straightforward, competent account of the development and eventual triumph of the Eritrean independence movement." Foreign Affairs
"This book is an excellent contribution to the extant literature on Africa's newest independent state. It is remarkable in that, although it is written by an Eritrean national, it moves beyond the generally partisan and polemical pieces that tended to characterize discussions of the Eritrean question after the Second World War....this work is must-reading for students of the politics of the Horn of Africa." International History Review
"It is a fine piece of work...The Eritrean Struggle contain[s] valuable data and analysis which make this book important and timely...Ruth Iyob's book is an excellent contribution to the historiography of the Horn of Africa. The book is well researched and remarkably well written." The Historian
"It is a fine piece of work which introduces new data and new perspectives on Eritrea's successful struggle for independence....Ruth Iyob's book is an excellent contribution to the historiography of the Horn of Africa. The book is well researched and remarkably well-written." James C. McCann, The Historian
"Iyob's The Eritrean Struggle for Independance, 1941-1993 provides a clear introduction to the major external and internal political developments during the half-century struggle for Eritrean self-determination." Tom Killion, The International Journal of African Historical Society
"This book is an excellent contribution to the extant literature on Africa's newest independent state. It is remarkable in that, although it is written by an Eritrean national, it moves beyond the generally partisan and polemical pieces that tended to characterize discussions of the Eritrean question after the Second World War....this work is must-reading for students of the politics of the Horn of Africa." International History Review
"It is a fine piece of work...The Eritrean Struggle contain[s] valuable data and analysis which make this book important and timely...Ruth Iyob's book is an excellent contribution to the historiography of the Horn of Africa. The book is well researched and remarkably well written." The Historian
"It is a fine piece of work which introduces new data and new perspectives on Eritrea's successful struggle for independence....Ruth Iyob's book is an excellent contribution to the historiography of the Horn of Africa. The book is well researched and remarkably well-written." James C. McCann, The Historian
"Iyob's The Eritrean Struggle for Independance, 1941-1993 provides a clear introduction to the major external and internal political developments during the half-century struggle for Eritrean self-determination." Tom Killion, The International Journal of African Historical Society
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Eritrea, the newest nation-state in Africa, gained independence from the Ethiopian state after a prolonged and bitter conflict. This book is the first comprehensive analysis of the country's political history over the past three decades. It examines the origins of Eritrean nationalism, and charts the development of its various nationalist movements, assessing the programmes and capabilities of the parties contending for power.It also also analyses the regional and international context within which the battles for independence were fought.
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Eritrea's war for national independence from Ethiopia was a highly debated and controversial issue for almost three decades. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
geostrategic resources, shifta activities, creative radicalism, coercive unity, diplomatic effectiveness, defiant nationalism, conditional union, diplomatic capability, diplomatic capabilities, fragmented nationalism, zone commanders, hegemonic dominance, hegemonic domination, regional hegemony, regional consensus, regional norms, regional order, administering authority, hegemonic relations, secular nationalism Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United Nations, Greater Ethiopia, Woldeab Woldemariam, World War, General Assembly, Eritrean Assembly, Haile Selassie, Tedla Bairu, United States, Ibrahim Sultan, Coptic Church, Eritrean Constitution, Foreign Mission, Chief Executive, Cold War, Moslem League, Soviet Union, Issaias Afeworki, Addis Ababa, Ethiopian Crown, Federal Act, Independence Bloc, Akele Guzai, East Africa, Eritrean Moslems New!
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Eritrea's war for national independence from Ethiopia was a highly debated and controversial issue for almost three decades. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
geostrategic resources, shifta activities, creative radicalism, coercive unity, diplomatic effectiveness, defiant nationalism, conditional union, diplomatic capability, diplomatic capabilities, fragmented nationalism, zone commanders, hegemonic dominance, hegemonic domination, regional hegemony, regional consensus, regional norms, regional order, administering authority, hegemonic relations, secular nationalism Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United Nations, Greater Ethiopia, Woldeab Woldemariam, World War, General Assembly, Eritrean Assembly, Haile Selassie, Tedla Bairu, United States, Ibrahim Sultan, Coptic Church, Eritrean Constitution, Foreign Mission, Chief Executive, Cold War, Moslem League, Soviet Union, Issaias Afeworki, Addis Ababa, Ethiopian Crown, Federal Act, Independence Bloc, Akele Guzai, East Africa, Eritrean Moslems New!
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- The Long Struggle of Eritrea for Independence and Constructive Peace by Lionel Cliffe in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Africa: Perspectives on Peace and Development (United Nations University, Studies on Peace and Regional Security) by Emmanuel Hansen in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- The Red Orchestra (Hoover Institution Press Publication) by Dennis L. Bark in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Foreign Policy, 1985 Annual (Opposing Viewpoints Sources) by Bruno Leone in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Red Orchestra: The Case of Africa (HOOVER INST PRESS PUBLICATION) by Dennis L. Bark in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
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- Land and Society in the Christian Kingdom of Ethiopia: From the Thirteenth to the Twentieth Century by Donald Crummey in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Italian Colonialism (Italian and Italian American Studies) by Ruth Ben-Ghiat on page 243, and Back Matter
- Peasant Revolution in Ethiopia: The Tigray People's Liberation Front, 1975-1991 (African Studies) by John Young in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- African Guerrillas by Christopher Clapham in Back Matter
- Transforming Mozambique: The Politics of Privatization, 1975-2000 (African Studies) by M. Anne Pitcher in Back Matter
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