Title: The Eritrean struggle for independence
First published: 1995
Description: Eritrea, the newest nation-state in Africa, gained independence from the Ethiopian state after a prolonged and bitter conflict. Ruth Iyob provides the first comprehensive analysis of the country's political history over the past three decades. She explains the origins of Eritrean nationalism, and charts the development of its various nationalist movements, assessing the programmes and capabilities of the parties contending for power.

She also analyses the regional and international context within which the battles for independence were fought.
Subjects: Politics and government, Autonomy and independence movements, History, Unabhängigkeitsbewegung, Politieke conflicten, Histoire, Vrijheidsoorlogen, Politique et gouvernement, Verzetsbewegingen, Autonomie et mouvements indépendantistes, Politik, Eritrea, Ethiopia, politics and government, Ethiopia, history
Places: Eritrea
Time periods: 1941-1952, 1962-1993, 1993-, 1952-1962
LC classification: DT397 .I96 1995