Frontiers of Violence in North-East Africa: Genealogies of Conflict since c.1800

Description: Frontiers of Violence in North-East Africa by Richard J. Reid Richard Reid offers an historical analysis of violent conflict in northeast Africa through the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and argues that this warfare was not solely the product of modern political failure, but rather has its roots in a network of frontier zones which are both violent and creative. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Northeast Africa has one of the richest histories in the world, and yet also one of the most violent. Richard Reid offers an historical analysis of violent conflict in northeast Africa through the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, incorporating the Ethiopian and Eritrean highlands and their escarpment and lowland peripheries, stretching between the modern Eritrean Red Sea coast and the southern and eastern borderlands of present day Ethiopia. Sudanese and Somalifrontiers are also examined insofar as they can be related to ethnic, political, and religious conflict, and the violent state- and empire-building processes which have defined the region since c.1800.Reid argues that this modern warfare is not solely the product of modern political failure, but rather has its roots in a network of frontier zones which are both violent and creative. Such borderlands have given rise to markedly militarised political cultures which are rooted in the violence of the nineteenth century, and which in recent decades are manifest in authoritarian systems of government. Reid thus traces the history of Amhara and Tigrayan imperialisms to thenationalist and ethnic revolutions which represented the march of volatile borderlands on the hegemonic centre. He suggests a new interpretation of Ethiopian and Eritrean history, arguing that the keyto understanding the regions turbulent present lies in an appreciation of the role of the armed, and politically fertile, frontier in its deeper past. Author Biography Dr Richard Reid currently works on the history of warfare and militarism in Africa. He previously taught at the University of Asmara in Eritrea, and at Durham University in the UK. He is the author of several books, including studies of the Kingdom of Buganda and of warfare in pre-colonial eastern Africa, and a history of Africa in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Dr Reid has also published numerous articles on various aspects of war and militarism in eastand northeast Africa, particularly Eritrea and Ethiopia. Table of Contents Prologue: The Past in the PresentPart I: Setting and Approach1: Interpreting the region2: The Shadows of AntiquityPart II: Violence and Imperialism: The long nineteenth century3: States of Violence, to c.18704: Borderlands, Militarism and the Making of EmpirePart III: Colonialisms, Old and New5: Demarcating Identity: the European colonial experience, c.1890-c.19506: The Empire of Haile Selassie, c.1900-1974Part IV: Revolutions, Liberations, and the Ghosts of the Mesafint7: Revolution, Liberation, and Militant Identity, 1974-19918: New States, Old Wars: Violence, frontier, and destiny in the modern eraEpilogue: Armed Frontiers and Militarised MarginsBibliography Review Richard J. Ried is arguably the most gifted historian of Northeast Africa today, and Frontiers of Violence is undoubtedly his most significant work yet. Beautifully written and rigorously argued, this is essential reading for scholars of the Horn of Africa. * Tricia Redeker Hepner, American Historical Review * Long Description Northeast Africa has one of the richest histories in the world, and yet also one of the most violent. Richard Reid offers an historical analysis of violent conflict in northeast Africa through the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, incorporating the Ethiopian and Eritrean highlands and their escarpment and lowland peripheries, stretching between the modern Eritrean Red Sea coast and the southern and eastern borderlands of present day Ethiopia. Sudanese and Somalifrontiers are also examined insofar as they can be related to ethnic, political, and religious conflict, and the violent state- and empire-building processes which have defined the region since c.1800. Reid argues that this modern warfare is not solely the product of modernpolitical failure, but rather has its roots in a network of frontier zones which are both violent and creative. Such borderlands have given rise to markedly militarised political cultures which are rooted in the violence of the nineteenth century, and which in recent decades are manifest in authoritarian systems of government. Reid thus traces the history of Amhara and Tigrayan imperialisms to the nationalist and ethnic revolutions which represented the march of volatile borderlands on thehegemonic centre. He suggests a new interpretation of Ethiopian and Eritrean history, arguing that the key to understanding the regions turbulent present lies in an appreciation of the role of the armed, and politically fertile, frontier in its deeper past. Review Quote Richard J. Ried is arguably the most gifted historian of Northeast Africa today, and Frontiers of Violence is undoubtedly his most significant work yet. Beautifully written and rigorously argued, this is essential reading for scholars of the Horn of Africa. Feature Offers an historical analysis of violent conflict in northeast Africa through the nineteenth and twentieth centuriesPlaces war at the centre of an African narrative and breaks down prevalent stereotypes about the utility of violence in African history and politics Details ISBN0199211884 Author Richard J. Reid Short Title FRONTIERS OF VIOLENCE IN NORTH Language English ISBN-10 0199211884 ISBN-13 9780199211883 Media Book Format Hardcover Series Zones of Violence Year 2011 Imprint Oxford University Press Place of Publication Oxford Country of Publication United Kingdom Illustrations 5 maps Affiliation SOAS, University of London, UK University of London SOAS, University o DEWEY 961.03 Subtitle Genealogies of Conflict since c.1800 UK Release Date 2011-03-24 Publication Date 2011-03-24 AU Release Date 2011-03-24 NZ Release Date 2011-03-24 Pages 336 Publisher Oxford University Press Audience Undergraduate We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:97827863;

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