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Paperback. Pub Date:2005-07-04 Pages: 464 Language: English Publisher: HarperCollins UK One small East African country embodies the battered history of the continent: patronised by colonialists. riven by civil war. confused by Cold War manoeuvring. proud. colorful. with Africas best espresso and worst rail service. Michela Wrong brilliantly reveals the contradictions and comedy. past and present. of Eritrea.Just as the beat of a butterflys wings is said to cause hurricanes on the other side of the world. so the affairs of tiny Eritrea reverberate onto the agenda of superpower strategists. This new book on Africa is from the author of the critically acclaimed In the Footsteps of Mr Kurtz.Eritrea is a little-known country scarred by decades of conflict and occupation. It has weathered the worlds longest-running guerrilla war. and the dogged determination that secured victory...