The Horn of Africa as common homeland : the state and self-determination in the era of heightened globalization / Leenco Lata.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lata, Leenco.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Self-determination--Africa, Northeast.

Self-determination.

Globalization--Political aspects--Africa, Northeast.

Globalization.

Africa, Northeast--Politics and government--1974-.

Africa, Northeast.

Africa, Northeast--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (232 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Waterloo, Ont. : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Contemporary states are generally presumed to be founded on the elements of nation, people, territory, and sovereignty. In the Horn of Africa however, the attempts to find a neat congruence among these elements created more problems than they solved. Leenco Lata demonstrates that conflicts within and between states tend to connect seamlessly in the region. When these conflicts are seen in the context of pressures on the state in an era of heightened globalization, it becomes obvious that the Horn needs to adopt multidimensional self-determination. In Structuring the Horn of Afr

Contents:

Table of Contents; List of Figures and Maps; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I: Self-Determination in History; Part II: Resonance of Conflicts in the Horn of Africa; References; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 210-213) and index.

ISBN:

9786610280759

9781280280757

1280280751

9780889209350

0889209359

9781417563203

1417563206

OCLC:

753479526