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1 online resource (x, 249 pages) : map |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-236) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : the crisis of the Nile -- Christianity and Islam : the formative concepts -- Medieval prime : the legacies of the Solomonians and the Mamluks -- Modern rediscovery and fatal collision -- Nationalism and mutual perceptions -- Stormy redefinitions, 1935-1942 -- From compromise to disconnection, 1945-1959 -- Ethiopian concepts of Egypt, 1959-1991 -- Egyptian concepts of Ethiopia, 1959-1991 -- Conclusion : the 1990s and the legacies of history. |
| Summary |
The ongoing Egyptian-Ethiopian dispute over the Nile waters is potentially one of the most difficult issues on the current international agenda, central to the very life of the two countries. Analyzing the context of the dispute across a span of more than a thousand years, The Cross and the River delves into the heart of both countries' identities and cultures. Erlich deftly weaves together three themes: the political relationship between successive Ethiopian and Egyptian regimes; the complex connection between the Christian churches in the two countries; and the influence of the Nile river system on Ethiopian and Egyptian definitions of national identity and mutual perceptions of "the Other." Drawing on a vast range of sources, his study is key to an understanding of a bond built on both interdependence and conflict. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Ethiopia -- Foreign relations -- Egypt.
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Ethiopia. |
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International relations. |
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Egypt. |
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Egypt -- Foreign relations -- Ethiopia.
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Nile River -- International status.
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Nile River. |
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Nile River Region. |
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Water resources development -- Ethiopia.
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Water resources development. |
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Water resources development -- Egypt.
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Islam -- Relations -- Christianity.
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Islam. |
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Relations. |
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Christianity. |
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Christianity and other religions -- Islam.
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Christianity and other religions. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Erlikh, Ḥagai. Cross and the river. Boulder, Colo. : L. Rienner, 2002 1555879705 (DLC) 2001019385 (OCoLC)46640605 |
| ISBN |
1588261549 (electronic book) |
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9781588261540 (electronic book) |
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9781588269607 (e-book) |
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1588269604 (e-book) |
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9781555879709 |
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9781626371927 (paperback) |
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162637192X (paperback) |
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