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A Geographic Evaluation of the Ethiopia-Eritrea Conflict

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 November 2008

Edward Morgan
Affiliation:
Department of African Studies, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Extract

Although the political significance of geographic factors has always been acknowledged within the context of political philosophy, the locational aspects of most political problems have historically been perceived as of less than primary importance. There are several areas, however, in which a locational analysis would not only be beneficial in arriving at a full comprehension of the political situation involved, but indeed should serve as the major focus of the study. Ethiopia, and the civil strife it has undergone in connection with the Eritrean secessionist movement, provides an appropriate illustration of two of the most important of these areas.

Type
Africana
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1977

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