Riggan, Jennifer, 1971-

The struggling state : nationalism, mass militarization, and the education of Eritrea / Jennifer Riggan. - xi, 243 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: Everyday authoritarianism, teachers and the tenuous hy phen in nation-state -- Struggling for the nation: Contradictions of revolutionary nationalism -- "It seemed like a punishment": Coerciv e state effects and the maddening state -- Students or soldiers?: Tr oubled state technologies and the imagined future of educated Eritrea - - Reeducating Eritrea: Disorder, disruption and remaking the nation -- The teacher state: Morality and everyday sovereignty over schools -- Conclusion: Escape, encampment and alchemical nationalism.

9781439912706 (cloth : alk. paper) 9781439912720 (e-book)

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Civil-military relations-- Eritrea.
Militarization-- Eritrea.
Militarism-- Eritrea.
Teachers-- Eritrea.
Education and state-- Eritrea.
Nationalism-- Eritrea.


Eritrea-- Politics and government-- 1993-

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