Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Figures and Tables
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- List of Acronyms & Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 National/Military Service in Africa: Theories and Concepts
- 3 The Government and the Structure of the Eritrean Defence Force
- 4 The Nature of the Eritrean National Service and its Effectiveness as a Fighting Force
- 5 The Eritrean National Service as a Mechanism of Preserving and Transmitting the Core Values of the Liberation Struggle
- 6 The Eritrean National Service: A Vehicle for National Unity and Cohesion
- 7 The Eritrean National Service and Forced Equality
- 8 The Overarching Impact of the Eritrean National Service on the Social Fabric of Eritrean Society
- 9 Impact of the Open-Ended Eritrean National Service on Families and Conscripts
- 10 Conclusion
- Postscript: The UK Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) Country Guidance on Eritrea
- References
- Index
- Miscellaneous Endmatter
Contents
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 August 2017
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Figures and Tables
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- List of Acronyms & Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 National/Military Service in Africa: Theories and Concepts
- 3 The Government and the Structure of the Eritrean Defence Force
- 4 The Nature of the Eritrean National Service and its Effectiveness as a Fighting Force
- 5 The Eritrean National Service as a Mechanism of Preserving and Transmitting the Core Values of the Liberation Struggle
- 6 The Eritrean National Service: A Vehicle for National Unity and Cohesion
- 7 The Eritrean National Service and Forced Equality
- 8 The Overarching Impact of the Eritrean National Service on the Social Fabric of Eritrean Society
- 9 Impact of the Open-Ended Eritrean National Service on Families and Conscripts
- 10 Conclusion
- Postscript: The UK Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) Country Guidance on Eritrea
- References
- Index
- Miscellaneous Endmatter
Summary
- Type
- Chapter
- Information
- The Eritrean National ServiceServitude for 'the common good' and the Youth Exodus, pp. vii - ixPublisher: Boydell & BrewerPrint publication year: 2017