Nationalism, Law and Statelessness: Grand Illusions in the Horn of Africa by Joh

Description: Nationalism, Law and Statelessness by John R. Campbell Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description During the 1998-2000 war between Ethiopia and Eritrea the two countries expelled 150,000 aliens whose plight provides the means to assess the enduring power of two modern illusions: the myth that ethno-nationalism provides a secure basis to define an individuals entitlement to citizenship and the myth that law protects citizens against the state. Within the broader geopolitical context, the book examines the situation of ethnic Eritreans in Ethiopia following the outbreak of war between Ethiopia and Eritrea in 1998 and the evolving situation of 200,000 Eritreans who remained in Ethiopia (but whose citizenship was stripped from them) and 70,000 individuals who were expelled. The book provides a unique in-depth, long-term case study of the vulnerability of stateless persons in their country of origin and in the West. It explores international refugee law and its failure to address the rights of stateless persons, and the power of nation-states and their ability to strip individuals of their nationality (and most socio-political basic rights) and enunciate new norms of citizenship which exclude certain categories of persons from the right of citizenship.John Campbell analyses the enduring power of nation-states to redraw key boundaries, their ability to use law to place individuals in- or out-side society, and their power to define on what basis an individual is recognized as a citizen and thus can access the law to secure ones basic rights. This book will be of great interest to students and researchers in anthropology, law, politics, African studies and refugee studies as well as professionals and all those interested in stateless persons in the West, including Eritreans, who continue to be denied basic rights. Publisher Description In 1998 a bloody war erupted in The Horn of Africa between Ethiopia and Eritrea. During the war Ethiopia arrested and expelled 70,000 of its citizens, and stripped another 50,000-plus of their citzenship on the basis of their presumed ethnicity. Nationalism, Law and Statelessness: Grand Illusions in the Horn of Africa examines the events which led up to the war, documents the expulsions and denationalisations that took place and follows the flight of these stateless Ethiopians out of the Horn into Europe. The core issue examined is the link between sovereignty and statelessness as this plays out in The Horn of Africa and in the West. The book provides a valuable insight into how nations create and perpetuate statelessness, the failure of law, both national and international, to protect and address the plight of stateless persons, and the illusory nature of nationalism, citizenship and human rights in the modern age. The study is one of a very few which examines the problem of statelessness through the accounts of stateless persons themselves.This book will be of great interest to students and researchers in anthropology, law, politics, African studies and refugee studies as well as professionals and all those interested in stateless persons in the West, including Eritreans, who continue to be denied basic rights. Author Biography John R. Campbell is a social anthropologist who has undertaken fieldwork/development consultancies in Ghana, Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia, Botswana and the United Kingdom. He currently teaches anthropology at The School of Oriental and African Studies, London. Details ISBN 0415634938 ISBN-13 9780415634939 Title Nationalism, Law and Statelessness Author John R. Campbell Format Hardcover Year 2013 Pages 224 Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd GE_Item_ID:77033239; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! 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