The Nation State : A Wrong Model for the Horn of Africa
This book analyses recent political developments in the Horn of Africa in light of actual identifications and alliances. The nation state—the normative framework for politics—is often shown as a non-relevant unit of identification and beneficiary of political decisions. The authors have spent their...
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