02755nam 2200625 450 991046461160332120200520144314.00-89680-487-9(CKB)3710000000149862(EBL)1743616(OCoLC)883081180(SSID)ssj0001262289(PQKBManifestationID)11822921(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001262289(PQKBWorkID)11211128(PQKB)10087409(MiAaPQ)EBC1743616(Au-PeEL)EBL1743616(CaPaEBR)ebr10888691(EXLCZ)99371000000014986220140711h20142014 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtccrPaths toward the nation Islam, community, and early nationalist mobilization in Eritrea, 1941-1961 /Joseph L. VenosaAthens, Ohio :Ohio University Press,2014.©20141 online resource (305 p.)Research in International Studies, Africa Series ;Number 92Description based upon print version of record.0-89680-289-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; Epilogue; Notes; Glossary; Selected Bibliography; IndexIn the early and mid-1940's, during the period of British wartime occupation, community and religious leaders in the former Italian colony of Eritrea engaged in a course of intellectual and political debate that marked the beginnings of a genuine national consciousness across the region. During the late 1940's and 1950's, the scope of these concerns slowly expanded as the nascent nationalist movement brought together Muslim activists with the increasingly disaffected community of Eritrean Christians. The Eritrean Muslim League emerged as the first genuine pro-independence organization in theResearch in international studies.Africa series ;Number 92.Islam and politicsEritreaMuslimsPolitical activityEritreaEritreaHistory20th centuryEritreaHistoryHistoryAutonomy and independence movementsEritreaPolitics and government1941-1952EritreaPolitics and government1952-1962Electronic books.Islam and politicsMuslimsPolitical activity963.506Venosa Joseph L.943930MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910464611603321Paths toward the nation2130766UNINA