'Oziosi, vagabondi e pregiudicati': labor, law and crime in colonial Asmara, 1890-1941

Authors :: Locatelli, Francesca
Source :: International Journal of African Historical Studies. Spring, 2007, Vol. 40 Issue 2, p225, 26 p.
Publication Year :: 2007
Abstract: The relationship between crime, law, and labor of prisoners in building infrastructure in colonial Asmara during the Italian presence in Eritrea in 1890-1941 is presented. How these developments influenced the postcolonial political and social history of the country is also revealed.

Subjects :: Asmara, Eritrea -- Social aspects
Social economics -- Analysis
Social history
Social sciences and history
History
Regional focus/area studies

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