Paths toward the nation: Islam, community, and early nationalist mobilization in Eritrea, 1941-1961
In the early and mid-1940s, 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 l...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Athens
Ohio University Press
2014
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| In: | Year: 2014 |
| Series/Journal: | Ohio University research in international studies. Africa series
no. 92 |
| Further subjects: | B
Eritrea
Politics and government
1952-1962
Eritrea
B Eritrea B RELIGION ; Islam ; General B Islam and politics (Eritrea) B Muslims ; Political activity B HISTORY ; Africa ; East B Eritrea Politics and government 1941-1952 B Eritrea Politics and government 1941-1952 B Islam and politics B History B Eritrea History 20th century B Muslims Political activity Eritrea B Electronic books History B Electronic books B Eritrea History 20th century B Eritrea Politics and government 1952-1962 B Islam and politics Eritrea B Muslims Political activity (Eritrea) B Politics and government |
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| Summary: | In the early and mid-1940s, 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 1940s and 1950s, 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 proindependence organization in the cou |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index. - Print version record |
| ISBN: | 0896802892 |