wyszukanych pozycji: 7
War and the Politics of Identity in Ethiopia: The Making of Enemies and Allies in the Horn of Africa
ISBN: 9781847016126 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Images of war, narratives of suffering and notions of ethnicity are intrinsically linked to Western perceptions of Africa. Filtered through a mostly international media the information of African wars is confined to narrow categories of explanation emerging from and adapted to a Western history and political culture. This book aims at reversing this process; to look at war and suffering from the point of view of those who fight it and suffer through it. In doing so it reveals that the simplistic models explaining contemporary wars in Africa which are reproduced in a Western discourse are...
Images of war, narratives of suffering and notions of ethnicity are intrinsically linked to Western perceptions of Africa. Filtered through a mostly i...
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414,96 zł |
The African Garrison State: Human Rights & Political Development in Eritrea Revised and Updated
ISBN: 9781847010698 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 223 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. When Eritrea gained independence in 1991, hopes were high for its transformation. In two decades, however, it became one of the most repressive in the world, effectively a militarised -garrison state-. This comprehensive and detailed analysis examines how the prospects for democracy in the new state turned to ashes, reviewing its development, and in particular the loss of human rights and the state's political organisation. Beginning with judicial development in independent Eritrea, subsequent chapters scrutinise the rule of law and the court system; the hobbled process of democratisation,...
When Eritrea gained independence in 1991, hopes were high for its transformation. In two decades, however, it became one of the most repressive in the...
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337,16 zł |
The African Garrison State: Human Rights & Political Development in Eritrea Revised and Updated
ISBN: 9781847011671 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. When Eritrea gained independence in 1991, hopes were high for its transformation. In two decades however, it became one of the most repressive in the world, effectively a militarised "garrison state." This comprehensive and detailed analysis examines how the prospects for democracy in the new state turned to ashes, reviewing its development, and in particular the loss of human rights and the state's political organisation. Beginning with judicial development in independent Eritrea, subsequent chapters scrutinise the rule of law and the court system; the hobbled process of democratisation, and...
When Eritrea gained independence in 1991, hopes were high for its transformation. In two decades however, it became one of the most repressive in the ...
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129,62 zł |
Brothers at War: Making Sense of the Eritrean-Ethiopian War
ISBN: 9780852558546 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. This text presents contextual aspects in order to explain the growing discord between the two former friendly governments of Eritrea and Ethiopia. It looks at historical relations since the late 19th century, border issues from local perspectives and relations between the former liberation fronts. North America: Ohio U Press
This text presents contextual aspects in order to explain the growing discord between the two former friendly governments of Eritrea and Ethiopia. It ...
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103,69 zł |
Contested Power in Ethiopia: Traditional Authorities and Multi-Party Elections
ISBN: 9789004218437 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 316 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. This book offers a comparative ethnography of the contested powers that shape democratization in Ethiopia. Although multi-party elections have become the norm in Africa, relatively little is known about the significance of non-state actors such as traditional authorities in electioneering. Focusing on Ethiopia's competitive 2005 elections, this book analyzes how customary leaders, political parties and state officials confronted and complemented each other during election time. Case studies reveal the contemporaneousness of traditional authorities in modern politics, but also how multi-party...
This book offers a comparative ethnography of the contested powers that shape democratization in Ethiopia. Although multi-party elections have become ...
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322,44 zł |
Brothers at War: Making Sense of the Eritrean-Ethiopian War
ISBN: 9780821413722 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. The war between Eritrea and Ethiopia, which began in May 1998, took the world by surprise. During the war, both sides mobilized huge forces along their common borders and spent several hundred million dollars on military equipment. Outside observers found it difficult to evaluate the highly polarized official statements and proclamations issued by the two governments in conflict. Brothers at War presents important, contextual aspects to explain the growing discord between the two formerly friendly governments. It looks at the historical relations between the two countries since the late...
The war between Eritrea and Ethiopia, which began in May 1998, took the world by surprise. During the war, both sides mobilized huge forces along thei...
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134,81 zł |
The Ethiopian Red Terror Trials: Transitional Justice Challenged
ISBN: 9781847013200 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. How was an autocratic emperor replaced by a totalitarian dictator? An unexpected popular upsurge in February 1974 made the ancien regime of Emperor Haile Selassie buckle. The Derg, a group of army officers led by an obscure and ruthless major Mengistu Hailemariam, seized power by military coup in September 1974 and removed the Emperor. What was the 'red terror'? The callous executions of members of the old regime initiated a cult of violence. The Derg were united by the shedding of blood. Search and destroy campaigns against militants led on to the full-blown 'red terror' in which thousands...
How was an autocratic emperor replaced by a totalitarian dictator? An unexpected popular upsurge in February 1974 made the ancien regime of Emperor Ha...
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103,69 zł |