The Pillage of Sustainability in Eritrea, 1600s-1990s: Rural Communities and the Creeping Shadows of Hegemony

Because of its history and location, Eritrea is an ideal example for a study of the sustainability of traditional rural communities and the impact of local and external actors on them. This book provides a lucid account of the pillage of rural sustainability under modern hegemonic conditions. It traces the manner in which the imprints left by European rule were accentuated during Ethiopian control. These legacies continue to haunt rural communities after independence in the shape of resource shortages, the dominance of western civilization, and the modernization-based policies of the ruling Eritrean class which originated under European rule.

Author: Niaz Murtaza, Niatz Murtaza
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 08/20/1998
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.14lbs
Size: 9.55h x 6.42w x 0.87d
ISBN: 9780313306334

About the Author

NIAZ MURTAZA is a Researcher at the University of California, Berkeley, with a focus on International Rural Development.