Tronvoll War and the Politics of Identity in Ethiopia

The Making of Enemies and Allies in the Horn of Africa
1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-1-84615-776-9
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, Band 2, 256 Seiten

Reihe: Eastern Africa Series

Examines war and the impact of warfare on identity formation in Ethiopia.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Tronvoll, Kjetil

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literatur: Sammlungen, Anthologien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: making enemies & allies
Land, hierarchy & alliances in Highland Ethiopia
Historical trajectories of enemy images
Alternating enemies & allies: ethnicity in play
War behind the frontlines: individual approaches
Recontructing 'Ethiopianness': competing nationalisms
Ethiopia & its malcontents: purifying the nation
Conclusion: arresting Ethiopian nationalism
Postscript: after war, new enemies

Über Autor(innen)

Tronvoll Kjetil:
KJETIL TRONVOLL is Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies at Bjørknes University College, Director of Oslo Analytica policy research and advisory company, and a former Professor of Human Rights at the University of Oslo. His books include, with Daniel R. Mekonnen, The African Garrison State: Human Rights & Political Development in Eritrea (2017).