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"Eritrea's war is a vivid account of the conflict between Eritrea and Ethiopia, exposing Eritrean motives and miscalculations as well as mediators' failures. Ethiopianist Paul Henze analyzes the confrontation Eritrea provoked by invading Ethiopia in May 1998 and explores the deep background of the conflict and the tendentious mythology of the EPLF which, instead of giving the Eritrean people the benefits of real freedom, has imposed an oppressive system on them. He also examines the dilemmas Isaias Atewerki's continued rule poses for the region and, above all, for Eritrea's own future." "This is the story of the conflict in its entirety from the invasion of Ethiopia in 1998 to the attack at Badme to the accepted cease-fire in June of 2000. Eritrea's War is an account of the situation, which cuts to the core of the situation in the horn of Africa."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved




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