Paths toward the nation : Islam, community, and early nationalist mobilization in Eritrea, 1941-1961 / / Joseph L. Venosa

• Autore: Venosa Joseph L.
• Pubblicazione: Athens, Ohio : , : Ohio University Press, , 2014; ©2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (305 p.)
• Disciplina: 963.506
• Soggetto topico: Islam and politics - Eritrea; Muslims - Political activity - Eritrea
• Soggetto geografico: Eritrea History 20th century; Eritrea History History Autonomy and independence movements; Eritrea Politics and government 1941-1952; Eritrea Politics and government 1952-1962
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; Epilogue; Notes; Glossary; Selected Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: In 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 the
• Titolo autorizzato: Paths toward the nation
• ISBN: 0-89680-487-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910818617503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Research in international studies. . -Africa series ; ; Number 92.