This book is a comprehensive analysis of the country's political history over the past three decades.

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.

An analysis of the historical roots of the Eritrean war of independence, 1960-1978.

Since 1998, Eritrea and its neighbor Ethiopia have spent an estimated $1 million a day in fighting over a disputed area of land. Pool (government, University of Manchester) offers background for understanding the roots of the conflict, looking at Eritrean nationalism, the formation and operation of the liberation front of Eritrea, and the political forces at work in Eritrea's struggle for independence. c. Book News Inc.

The first ethnography of the Eritrean struggle for independence documents the transnational dimensions of revolution and nation-building from the dual perspective of both Eritrea and its U.S. diaspora.

A firsthand account of Eritrea's epic 30-year,struggle for independence and social justice.,""An inspiring story of courage, dedicationachievement and hope with important lessons to,teach"" - Noam Chomsky,""Connell writes in the engaged tradition of John,Reed and Edgar Snow"" - Basil Davidson