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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Venosa, Joseph L., author.

Series:

Research in international studies. Africa series ; Number 92.

Research in International Studies, Africa Series ; Number 92

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islam and politics--Eritrea.

Islam and politics.

Muslims--Political activity--Eritrea.

Muslims.

Eritrea--History--20th century.

Eritrea.

Eritrea--History--History--Autonomy and independence movements.

Eritrea--Politics and government--1941-1952.

Eritrea--Politics and government--1952-1962.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (305 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; Epilogue; Notes; Glossary; Selected Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780896804876

0896804879

OCLC:

883081180