A History of EthiopiaIn this eminently readable, concise history of Ethiopia, Harold Marcus surveys the evolution of the oldest African nation from prehistory to the present. For the updated edition, Marcus has written a new preface, two new chapters, and an epilogue, detailing the development and implications of Ethiopia as a Federal state and the war with Eritrea. |
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Gebruikersrecensie - co_coyote - LibraryThingThis is a fairly old book now, written in a conventional way, but it does fill the interested reader in on some of the history of Ethiopia through the Haile Selassie era. I found Robert Kaplan's more modern history of Ethiopia a much more compelling read. Volledige review lezen
A history of Ethiopia
Gebruikersrecensie - Not Available - Book VerdictMarcus (history, Michigan State Univ.) has authored several books on Ethiopia, most recently Haile Selassie: The Formative Years 1892-1936 (Univ. of California Pr., 1986). This one, which was eight ... Volledige review lezen
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Veelvoorkomende woorden en zinsdelen
Addis Abeba administration Agew allies Amhara areas Aseb Asmera attack Axum Axumite Badme became Begemdir Beta Israel British campaign capital central century Christian church command country's countryside crisis Debre defeat dejazmach Democratic derg economic elites emperor empire enemy EPLF EPRDF EPRP Eritrea especially established Ethiopia Ethiopian army ethnic European fighters fighting force foreign frontier Gojam Gonder government's Haile Sellassie Harer highlands imperial important Isayas Italian Italy Kassa king land leaders lyasu March Meanwhile Meles Mengistu Menilek ment Mikail military minister Mitsiwa modern monarchy Muslim negotiated officials Ogaden organization Oromo palace peasants percent political population provinces quickly Red Sea reform refused regime region Rome rulers ruling Sellassie's Shewa Sidamo social soldiers Solomonic Solomonic dynasty Somali sought sovereignty Sudan Tafari Tekle territory Tewodros thousand Tigray Tigrayan TPLF trade traditional treaty troops United unity victory weapons Welo Yeju Yohannes
Populaire passages
Pagina 297 - Ethiopia and Eritrea at War; Saga of Triumph and Tragedy at the Dawn of the Millennium.
Bibliografische gegevens
| Titel | A History of Ethiopia |
| Auteur | Harold G. Marcus |
| Uitgever | University of California Press, 2002 |
| ISBN | 0520925424, 9780520925427 |
| Lengte | 335 pagina's |
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