Historical Dictionary of Eritrea (3) (Historical Dictionaries of Africa)
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- Synopsis
- In 1991, Eritrea, a country in northeast Africa, won a 30-year war for independence from Ethiopia, and in 1993 it was recognized as Africa's newest nation after more than a century of conquest and occupation by a succession of external powers that included the Ottomans, Egypt, Italy, Great Britain, and Ethiopia. Each left its mark while fostering a deep distrust of outsiders and a fierce commitment to Eritrea's separate political identity. Eritrea and Ethiopia slipped into a chronic state of no-peace-no-war that kept the entire Horn of Africa off balance for nearly two decades. The standoff ended in 2018 when a newly installed Ethiopian prime minister reached out to Eritrea and set in motion a rapid-fire series of talks among the states of the African Horn that broke down long-standing barriers and raised hopes for a new era of regional peace and cooperation. This third edition of Historical Dictionary of Eritrea contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, an extensive bibliography, and more than 600 cross-referenced entries on important personalities and aspects of the country's politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Eritrea. DAN CONNELL is a visiting scholar at Boston University's African Studies Center and a retired senior lecturer in journalism and African politics at Simmons College, Boston. He has also consulted for numerous development agencies and human rights organizations and is the founder and former director of Grassroots International. He is working on a book about the experiences of Eritrean refugees. The DAISY markup is as follows: Letters of the alphabet are at level 1; individual entries are at level 2.
- Copyright:
- 2019
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 683 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781538120651
- Publisher:
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
- Date of Addition:
- 12/02/21
- Copyrighted By:
- Dan Connell
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Reference
- Submitted By:
- Terry Gorman
- Proofread By:
- Terry Gorman
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.