Books About Eritrea

What do foreigners write about Eritrea & Eritreans? ERITREA: THE MIRACLE Needless war engulfs a unique African oasis Plight pulls novelist back to beloved Eritrea
Country Guides	Editorial Reviews *The publisher, Hilary Bradt* , July 17, 2000 Eritrea Bradt authors are often the first to "open up" an area for tourism. This carries huge responsibilities in terms of understanding the culture and wishes of the local people while appreciating their need for tourist revenue. Edward Paice achieves this balance, helped every step of the way by the marvellously warm, hospitable Eritreans. "I don't think I have ever been asked to so many weddings in such a short space of time" he says in his introdcution. The country, sadly, is again at war, but only the border area with Ethiopia is risky. The rest of the country is still as safe and friendly as ever. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title
	Reviews Synopsis Originally published in 1995, this is an account of Eritrea, a small East-African country set between Sudan and Ethiopia, and its 30 year struggle for political independence and social justice. A blend of social revolution and political objectives welded Eritrea's fractious society into one of the most remarkable fighting forces in modern history.
	All Customer Reviews Avg. Customer Rating: Write an online review and share your thoughts with other shoppers! 4 of 5 people found the following review helpful: The definitive book on Eritrea, December 22, 1999 Reviewer: A reader from Berkeley, California I came new to this subject but became rivetted by Pateman's engaged and engaging style. He writes in an easily, understandable but profound way about one of the most significant struggles for nationhood in the XX century. He covers many centuries of history but convinces me that Eritrea is indeed a special place. An enduring sense of nationhood developed during the liberation struggle a sense which has deepened during the cowardly Ethiopian attacks of the last few months. Pateman has helped me understand why the Eritreans have survived and why thay may become very important actors in Africa in the next century. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
	Editorial Reviews *From the Back Cover* This book presents research findings on key areas of post-war reconstruction in Eritrea, a country that has emerged from prolonged and profound conflict. The research was undertaken as a collective exercise by participants in the War-torn societies Project (WSP). This is an innovative action-research project set up in 1994, whose main aim was to help local and international actors in four pilot countries to clarify policy options for development and reconstruction and, in the process, to learn about the role of international assistance and about peace-building in general. The Eritrea participants in the WSP exercise chose to focus research and debate on five broad priority areas: the challenge of social reintegration, infrastructure development, food security, human resources development, and basic questions of governance. Each of these topics was the subject of research and then extensive debate in the working groups formed as part of the project. Apart from its value in driving the process of debate and relationship-building central to the consolidation of peace, the research has wider interest and relevance for all those interested in the post-war development of Eritrea. The findings brought together in this volume are completed by an introductory chapter and concluding analysis of substantive and conceptual issues raised in the course of research. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. *About the Author* Alemseged Tesfai, who until 1997 was the Actin Head of the Eritrean Land commission, writes on the history of Eritrea and the Eritrean People's Liberation Army. He was Head of the Cultural Division of the EPLF and the Cultural Centre of the Department of National Guidance in the Provisional Government of Eritrea. A writer and playwright, Alemseged has produced a collection of short stories, plays, essays and a novel about the Eritrean Liberation War. His play The Other War was produced in the... read more
	Editorial Reviews Book Description War And Beyond This book investigates the promise of education, as understood by adults, and the practice of educators-teachers, administrators, and educational policy makers-in the newly independent nation of Eritrea. In May 1991, the Eritrean People's Liberation Army "swept 100,000 besieged Ethiopian soldiers out of Asmara, the Eritrean capital," ending 30 years of Ethiopian occupation and Africa's longest continuous modern war. On May 24,1993, Eritrea declared itself an independent nation. On May 28, Eritrea joined the United Nations. From the Back Cover What was the promise of education that drew thousands of rural Eritreans to literacy classes in the midst of drought, famine, and war? This new book examines the remarkable testimony of Eritrea's fighter-teachers, the teenagers who spent years behind enemy lines teaching peasants and nomads to read and write during Eritrea's independence struggle. Using philosophical hermeneutics-the study of human understanding-as an analytical framework, Dr. Gottesman shows how the teachers became students of... read more

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