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I Didn't Do It for You: How the World Betrayed a Small African Nation (P.S.)

I Didn't Do It for You: How the World Betrayed a Small African Nation (P.S.)

by Michela Wrong

Scarred by decades of conflict and occupation, the craggy African nation of Eritrea has weathered the world's longest-running guerrilla war. The dogged determination that secured victory against Ethiopia, its giant neighbor, is woven into the national psyche, the product of cynical foreign interventions. Fascist Italy wanted Eritrea as the springboard for a new, racially pure Roman empire; Britain sold off its... (more)

Asmara: Africa's Secret Modernist City

by Edward Denison

An excellent overview of Asmara's colonial past, the ambitious building program of its Italian occupants, and its present condition.

Without Troops & Tanks: The Emergency Relief Desk and the Cross Border Operation into Eritrea and TigrayMark R. Duffield, John Prendergast

Without Troops & Tanks: The Emergency Relief Desk and the Cross Border Operation into Eritrea and Tigray

by Mark R. Duffield

Eccentric Graces: Eritrea and Ethiopia Through the Eyes of a Traveler

Eccentric Graces: Eritrea and Ethiopia Through the Eyes of a Traveler

by Julia Stewart

Prologue: This is a travel narrative about Eritrea, a tiny sun-drenched country along the Red Sea, and Ethiopia, its giant southern neighbor and former colonial overlord. Among the oldest civilizations on earth, these two African countries can boast over 2,000 years of recorded history. Eritrean and Ethiopian histories interlock, yet still maintain distinctive features. Eritrea's past revolves around... (more)

The Consequences of Love: A Novel

by Sulaiman S. M. Y. Addonia

A Romeo and Juliet story set against the strict Muslim laws of Saudi Arabia, Sulaiman Addonia’s astonishing debut novel is a sensuous and intensely wrought story of a young immigrant and a girl behind a veil who defy law and risk their lives to be together. Under a relentless summer sun, women dressed like long dark shadows and men decked out in light cotton robes roam the streets of Jeddah. While most of Naser’s... (more)

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