An African People’s Quest for Freedom and Justice - A Political History of Eritrea, 1941–1962

A pathbreaking history of modern Eritrea under postwar international administration, shedding light on issues that rock the Horn of Africa to this day.

About the author

Alemseged Tesfai is a lawyer and historian. Born in 1944 in the southern Eritrean town of Adi Quala, he is also the country's premier playwright. His drama The Other War was the first Eritrean play ever published, and the first to be translated into English.

Product details

• Authors: Tesfai Alemseged
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2025
• EAN: 9781805265078
• ISBN: 978-1-80526-507-8
• Illustrations: schwarz-weiss Illustrationen
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Eritrea, HISTORY / Africa / East, Colonialism & imperialism, African History, Ethiopia, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General, Decolonisation and postcolonial studies