I Didn't Do It for You

How the World Betrayed a Small African Nation

Omschrijving

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 industry for scrap; the United States needed a base for its state-of-the-art spy station; and the Soviet Union used it as a pawn in a proxy war.In I Didn't Do It for You, Michela Wrong reveals the breathtaking abuses this tiny nation has suffered and, with a sharp eye for detail and a taste for the incongruous, tells the story of colonialism itself and how international power politics can play havoc with a country's destiny.
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Schrijver
Wrong, Michela
Titel
I Didn't Do It for You
Uitgever
HarperCollins
Jaar
2006
Taal
Engels
Pagina's
480
Gewicht
408 gr
EAN
9780060780937
Afmetingen
203 x 140 x 32 mm
Bindwijze
Paperback

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