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Title: | At the Origin of the State/Nation Dilemma: Ethiopia, Eritrea, Ogaden in 1941 |
Author: | Taddia, Irma |
Year: | 1990 |
Periodical: | Northeast African Studies |
Volume: | 12 |
Issue: | 2-3 |
Pages: | 157-170 |
Language: | English |
Geographic terms: | Eritrea Somalia |
Subjects: | nationalism separatism decolonization nation Ethnic and Race Relations Politics and Government colonialism History and Exploration |
External link: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/43660321 |
Abstract: | The history of contemporary Africa points out the dilemma of the ex-colonial State in creating a national unity inside colonial borders. The nation itself can be considered as a product of colonial political power. The case of the Horn is different in relation to the pattern of decolonization. Here one can speak of a process of 'unfinished' decolonization, which is related to the weakness of the colonial power, Italy, and the inability of the colonial State to create a new political order. This theme is illustrated with the cases of Eritrea and Somalia, with particular attention to the rise of nationalism in these areas. The author stresses the fact that the colonial State is a fundamental means for the creation of the nation itself. Notes, ref. |