Narratives of nationalism in Eritrea: Research and revisionism

Nations and Nationalism

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 203-222

  Dorman, Sara Rich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NATIONALISM; POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT; STATE BUILDING;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; ERITREA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 17844380532     PISSN: 13545078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1354-5078.2005.00200.x     Document Type: Review

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