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Author |
: Donald Lewis Donham |
Publisher |
: Ohio University Press |
Total Pages |
: 324 |
Release |
: 2002 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0821414496 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780821414491 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (96 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Southern Marches of Imperial Ethiopia by : Donald Lewis Donham
These essays offer an approach to the understanding of imperial Ethiopia, out of which the present state was created by the 1974 revolution. After the 1880s, Abyssinia, under Menilek II, expanded its ancient heartland to incorporate vast new territories to the south. Here, for the first time, these regions are treated as an integral part of the empire. The book opens with an interpretation of nineteenth-century Abyssinia as an African political economy, rather than as a variant on European feudalism, and with an account of the north's impact on peoples of the new south. Case studies from the southern regions follow four by historians and four by anthropologists, each examining aspects of the relationship between imperial rule and local society. In revealing the region's diversity and the relationship of the periphery to the centre, the volume illuminates some of the problems faced by post-revolutionary Ethiopia.
Author |
: Donald Donham |
Publisher |
: CUP Archive |
Total Pages |
: 332 |
Release |
: 1986 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0521322375 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780521322379 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (75 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Southern Marches of Imperial Ethiopia by : Donald Donham
This international collection of essays offers a unique approach to the understanding of imperial Ethiopia, out of which the present state was created by the 1974 revolution. After the 1880s, Abyssinia, under Menilek II, expanded its ancient heartland to incorporate vast new territories to the south. Here, for the first time, these regions are treated as an integral part of the empire. The book opens with an interpretation of nineteenth-century Abyssinia as an African political economy, rather than as a variant on European feudalism, and with an account of the north's impact on peoples of the new south. Case studies from the southern regions follow four by historians and four by anthropologists, each examining aspects of the relationship between imperial rule and local society. In revealing the region's diversity and the relationship of the periphery to the centre, the volume illuminates some of the problems faced by post-revolutionary Ethiopia.
Author |
: Donald N. Levine |
Publisher |
: University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages |
: 259 |
Release |
: 2014-12-10 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780226229676 |
ISBN-13 |
: 022622967X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (76 Downloads) |
Synopsis Greater Ethiopia by : Donald N. Levine
Greater Ethiopia combines history, anthropology, and sociology to answer two major questions. Why did Ethiopia remain independent under the onslaught of European expansionism while other African political entities were colonized? And why must Ethiopia be considered a single cultural region despite its political, religious, and linguistic diversity? Donald Levine's interdisciplinary study makes a substantial contribution both to Ethiopian interpretive history and to sociological analysis. In his new preface, Levine examines Ethiopia since the overthrow of the monarchy in the 1970s. "Ethiopian scholarship is in Professor Levine's debt. . . . He has performed an important task with panache, urbanity, and learning."—Edward Ullendorff, Times Literary Supplement "Upon rereading this book, it strikes the reader how broad in scope, how innovative in approach, and how stimulating in arguments this book was when it came out. . . . In the past twenty years it has inspired anthropological and historical research, stimulated theoretical debate about Ethiopia's cultural and historical development, and given the impetus to modern political thinking about the complexities and challenges of Ethiopia as a country. The text thus easily remains an absolute must for any Ethiopianist scholar to read and digest."-J. Abbink, Journal of Modern African Studies
Author |
: Wendy James |
Publisher |
: James Currey |
Total Pages |
: 332 |
Release |
: 2002 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015054460814 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (14 Downloads) |
Synopsis Remapping Ethiopia by : Wendy James
This new volume examines the major changes effected by the socialist regime from the revolution of 1974 to its overthrow in 1991, and then into the current period which has been marked by moves towards local democracy and political devolution. North America: Ohio U Press; Ethiopia: Addis Ababa U Press
Author |
: Wendy James |
Publisher |
: OUP Oxford |
Total Pages |
: 368 |
Release |
: 2007-10-04 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780191538339 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0191538337 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (39 Downloads) |
Synopsis War and Survival in Sudan's Frontierlands by : Wendy James
This book completes a trilogy by the anthropologist Wendy James. It is a case study of how the Uduk-speaking people, originally from the Blue Nile region between the 'north' and the 'south' of Sudan, have been caught up in and displaced by a generation of civil war. Some have responded by defending their nation, others by joining the armed resistance of the Sudan People's Liberation Army, and yet others eventually finding security as international refugees in Ethiopia, and even further afield in countries such as the USA. Sudan's peace agreement of 2005 leaves much uncertainty for the future of the whole country, as conflict still rages in Darfur. The Uduk case shows how people who once lived together now try to maintain links across borders and even continents through modern communications, and where possible recreate their 'traditional' forms of story-telling, music, and song.
Author |
: Abbas Gnamo |
Publisher |
: BRILL |
Total Pages |
: 384 |
Release |
: 2014-01-23 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789004265486 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9004265481 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (86 Downloads) |
Synopsis Conquest and Resistance in the Ethiopian Empire, 1880 - 1974 by : Abbas Gnamo
This work examines the philosophical origins of Oromo egalitarian and democratic thoughts and practice, the Gadaa-Qaalluu system, kinship organization, the introduction and spread of Islam and the consequent socio-cultural change. It sheds light on the advent of the Ethiopian empire under Menelik II, its conquests and Arsi Oromo fierce resistance (1880-1900), the nature and legacy of Ethiopian imperial polity, centre-periphery relations, feudal political economy and its impacts on the newly conquered regions with a focus on Arsi Oromo country. The book also analyzes the root causes of the national political crisis including, but not limited to, the attempts at transforming the empire-state to a nation-state around a single culture, contested definition of national identity and state legitimacy, grievance narratives, uprisings, the birth and development of competing nationalisms as well as the limitations of the current ethnic federalism to address the national question in Ethiopia.
Author |
: Getnet Bekele |
Publisher |
: Boydell & Brewer |
Total Pages |
: 226 |
Release |
: 2017 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781847011749 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1847011748 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (49 Downloads) |
Synopsis Ploughing New Ground by : Getnet Bekele
In October 2016, the Ethiopian administration declared a State of Emergency in response to anti-Government demonstrations and mass riots. Officially said to result from subversive activities channelled from Eritrea, Egypt and diasporic populations in the West, the evidence in fact suggests that the riots stemmed from widespread internal dissatisfaction. Large-scale land dispossessions following bilateral deals with transnational agribusiness, damming of major rivers, construction of sugar estates and industry parks as well as urban sprawl have put pressure on agricultural and rural areas. Today, displacement, drought and widening inequalities surround fears of severe food shortages and political instability. Drawing on informant testimonies, court archives, field reports and other sources, the author examines these developments in Ethiopia's lake region. He shows how transformations over time in spatial politics, state-society relations and the organization of production and exchange have influenced the situation today, and reveals the impact of these changes on a population of smallholder farmers for which agriculture is not only the mainstay of the national economy but a way of life. Getnet Bekele is Associate Professor of History at Oakland University, MI, where he teaches African History and the Environmental and Economic History of Africa and the Global South.
Author |
: Günther Schlee |
Publisher |
: Berghahn Books |
Total Pages |
: 273 |
Release |
: 2009-10-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781845459574 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1845459571 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (74 Downloads) |
Synopsis Changing Identifications and Alliances in North-east Africa by : Günther Schlee
Forms of group identity play a prominent role in everyday lives and politics in northeast Africa. Case studies from Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, and Kenya illustrate the way that identities are formed and change over time, and how local, national, and international politics are interwoven. Specific attention is paid to the impact of modern weaponry, new technologies, religious conversion, food and land shortages, international borders, civil war, and displacement on group identities. Drawing on the expertise of anthropologists, historians and geographers, these volumes provide a significant account of a society profoundly shaped by identity politics and contribute to a better understanding of the nature of conflict and war, and forms of alliance and peacemaking, thus providing a comprehensive portrait of this troubled region.
Author |
: Andy Catley |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 315 |
Release |
: 2013-05-07 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781136255854 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1136255850 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (54 Downloads) |
Synopsis Pastoralism and Development in Africa by : Andy Catley
Once again, the Horn of Africa has been in the headlines. And once again the news has been bad: drought, famine, conflict, hunger, suffering and death. The finger of blame has been pointed in numerous directions: to the changing climate, to environmental degradation, to overpopulation, to geopolitics and conflict, to aid agency failures, and more. But it is not all disaster and catastrophe. Many successful development efforts at ‘the margins’ often remain hidden, informal, sometimes illegal; and rarely in line with standard development prescriptions. If we shift our gaze from the capital cities to the regional centres and their hinterlands, then a very different perspective emerges. These are the places where pastoralists live. They have for centuries struggled with drought, conflict and famine. They are resourceful, entrepreneurial and innovative peoples. Yet they have been ignored and marginalised by the states that control their territory and the development agencies who are supposed to help them. This book argues that, while we should not ignore the profound difficulties of creating secure livelihoods in the Greater Horn of Africa, there is much to be learned from development successes, large and small. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars with an interest in development studies and human geography, with a particular emphasis on Africa. It will also appeal to development policy-makers and practitioners.
Author |
: Hans Wilhelm Lockot |
Publisher |
: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag |
Total Pages |
: 890 |
Release |
: 1998 |
ISBN-10 |
: 3447036117 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9783447036115 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (17 Downloads) |
Synopsis Bibliographia Aethiopica II by : Hans Wilhelm Lockot
Erstmals wird hier die Fulle der englischsprachigen Athiopienliteratur geordnet dargeboten. In 100 Sections fuhrt der Autor alle fur die wissenschaftliche Beschaftigung mit Athiopien wichtigen Buch- und Zeitschriftenbeitrage zum Beispiel zur "Historyof Research", "Archaeology", "Religion", aber auch Fragen der "Sociology", "Agriculture", "Zoology" und "Medical Sciences" auf. Wie im Falle der deutschsprachigen Literatur ("Bibliographia Aethiopica: Die athiopienkundliche Literatur des deutschsprachigenRaumes" = Aethiopistische Forschungen 9 [1982]) berucksichtigt der Autor auch alle ihm zuganglichen Besprechungen, womit bei einer Aufnahme von mehr als 24.000 Titeln eine Art "Bibliographic Enzyclopedia" entstanden ist.