“Serfs,” Civics, and Social Action: Islamic Identity and Grassroots Activism during Eritrea’s Tigre Emancipation Movement, 1941–1946

This article examines the growth of political activism within various Tigre-speaking communities across Eritrea during the early and mid-1940s. Using previously overlooked archival as well as oral sources, it explores how some tigre “serfs” became increasingly proactive in challenging their subordin...

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Main Author: Venosa, Joseph L. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2013
In: Islamic Africa
Year: 2013, Volume: 4, Issue: 2, Pages: 165-193
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