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I Didn't Do It For You - How the World Used and Abused a Small African Nation (Paperback)
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I Didn't Do It For You - How the World Used and Abused a Small African Nation (Paperback)
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Discovery Miles 4 380
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One small East African country embodies the battered history of the
continent: patronised by colonialists, riven by civil war, confused
by Cold War manoeuvring, proud, colorful, with Africa's best
espresso and worst rail service. Michela Wrong brilliantly reveals
the contradictions and comedy, past and present, of Eritrea. Just
as the beat of a butterfly's wings is said to cause hurricanes on
the other side of the world, so the affairs of tiny Eritrea
reverberate onto the agenda of superpower strategists. This new
book on Africa is from the author of the critically acclaimed In
the Footsteps of Mr Kurtz. Eritrea is a little-known country
scarred by decades of conflict and occupation. It has weathered the
world's longest-running guerrilla war, and the dogged determination
that secured victory against Ethiopia, its giant neighbour, is
woven into the national psyche. Fascist Italy wanted Eritrea as the
springboard for a new, racially-pure Roman empire, Britain sold off
its industry for scrap, the US needed headquarters for its
state-of-the-art spy station and the Soviet Union used it as a pawn
in a proxy war. Michela Wrong reveals the breathtaking abuses this
tiny nation has suffered and, with the sharp eye for detail that
was the hallmark of her account of Mobutu's Congo, she tells the
story of colonialism itself. Along the way, we meet a formidable
Emperor, a guerrilla fighter who taught himself French cuisine in
the bush, and a chemist who arranged the heist of his own
laboratory. An arresting blend of travelogue and history, 'I Didn't
Do It For You' pierces the dark heart of our colonial history.
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