{"product_id":"paths-toward-the-nation-9780896802896","title":"Paths toward the Nation","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the early and mid-1940s, during the period of British wartime occupation, community and religious leaders in the former Italian colony of Eritrea engaged in a course of intellectual and political debate that marked the beginnings of a genuine national consciousness across the region.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“In my considered opinion, Paths toward the Nation is an excellent scholarly work that tells the story of the evolution and struggle for survival of Eritrean nationalism .… Venosa’s work represents a significant contribution to the study of Eritrea’s national struggle for independence”\u003cbr\u003e“One of the lesser-acknowledged outcomes of [Eritrea’s] travails is that its historical trajectory has been neglected by scholars in favor of presentist concerns with the incumbent regime. Joseph L. Venosa’s \u003ci\u003ePaths toward the Nation\u003c\/i\u003e is a refreshing and innovative exception to that trend, a powerful exemplar of the insights which can be provided by sustained, cogent, and indeed courageous historical research into the most complex and shadowed of places.” * American Historical Review, Vol. 120, Issue 5, 2015 *\u003cbr\u003e“This book is of interest to a wide range of readers…Joseph Venosa skillfully discusses [Eritrean political processes], bringing them together into a broadly based narrative through which we can see evolution of a complex road towards Eritrean independence and how the Muslims in Eritrea have become part of its national consciousness.” * The Historian *\u003cbr\u003e“The major significance of Joseph L. Venosa’s work lies in the rejection of [the] hegemonic narrative … Venosa does a good job in chronicling the birth, growth, and demise of the Muslim League as a factor in Eritrean politics.” * Canadian Journal of History *\u003cbr\u003e“This work is very well written and organized, and Venosa makes excellent use of primary documents to reconstruct a history of activism and sociopolitical transformations taking place among Eritrean Muslim populations during the period under analysis.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* List of Illustrations  * Acknowledgments  * Abbreviations  * Note on Language, Terminology, and Translation  * Introduction  Islam, Community, and the Cultural Politics of Eritrean Nationalism  * 1. Early Rumblings: Muslim Activism in British-Occupied Eritrea, April 1941-November 1946  * 2. Founding Success: The Muslim League and the Early Nationalist Movement, November 1946-December 1947  * 3. Navigating Rough Seas: The Muslim League's Internal Challenges, January 1948-September 1949  * 4. Maintaining Momentum: The Muslim League and Its Rivals, September 1949-December 1950  * 5. Holding the Line: Institutional Autonomy and Political Representation on the Federation's Eve, December 1951-September 1952  * 6. Struggling for Autonomy: The Disintegrating Federation, October 1952-December 1957  * 7. New Beginnings at the Federation's End: Muslim Mobilization, Popular Resistance, and Diaspora Activism, January 1958-September 1961  * Epilogue  * Notes  * Glossary  * Selected Bibliography  * Index","brand":"Ohio University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406494015831,"sku":"9780896802896","price":23.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780896802896.jpg?v=1730496029","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/paths-toward-the-nation-9780896802896","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}