The Making of Modern Ethiopia

The Making of Modern Ethiopia
Author: Teshale Tibebu
Publisher: The Red Sea Press
Total Pages: 280
Release: 1995
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781569020012

A socio-cultural reconstruction of modern,Ethiopia's social history, that will have far,reaching repercussions in Ethiopianist discourse.

The Making of Modern Ethiopia

The Making of Modern Ethiopia
Author: Teshale Tibebu
Publisher: Red Sea Press(NJ)
Total Pages: 282
Release: 1995
Genre: History
ISBN:

A sociocultural reconstruction of modern Ethiopia's social history, that will have far reaching repercussions in Ethiopianist discourse.

Understanding Contemporary Ethiopia

Understanding Contemporary Ethiopia
Author: Gérard Prunier
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 548
Release: 2015
Genre: History
ISBN: 1849042616

"Seeks to dispel the myths and clichés surrounding contemporary perceptions of Ethiopia by providing a rare overview of the country's recent history, politics and culture. Explores the unique features of this often misrepresented country as it strives to make itself heard in the modern world"-- Publisher description.

The Other Abyssinians

The Other Abyssinians
Author: Brian J. Yates
Publisher:
Total Pages: 247
Release: 2020
Genre: History
ISBN: 1580469809

Reframes the story of modern Ethiopia around the contributions of the Oromo people and the culturally fluid union of communities that shaped the nation's politics and society.

Pioneers of Change in Ethiopia

Pioneers of Change in Ethiopia
Author: Bahru Zewde
Publisher: Ohio University Press
Total Pages: 371
Release: 2022-11-08
Genre: History
ISBN: 0821447939

In this exciting new study, Bahru Zewde, one of the foremost historians of modern Ethiopia, has constructed a collective biography of a remarkable group of men and women in a formative period of their country’s history. Ethiopia’s political independence at the end of the nineteenth century put this new African state in a position to determine its own levels of engagement with the West. Ethiopians went to study in universities around the world. They returned with the skills of their education acquired in Europe and America, and at home began to lay the foundations of a new literature and political philosophy. Pioneers of Change in Ethiopia describes the role of these men and women of ideas in the social and political transformation of the young nation and later in the administration of Haile Selassie.

Abyssinia's Samuel Johnson

Abyssinia's Samuel Johnson
Author: Wendy Laura Belcher
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 298
Release: 2012-06-01
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 019979331X

Uncovers African influences on the Western imagination during the eighteenth century, paying particular attention to the ways Ethiopia inspired and shaped the work of Samuel Johnson.

A History of Ethiopia

A History of Ethiopia
Author: Harold G. Marcus
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2023-11-10
Genre: History
ISBN: 0520925424

In 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.

Making Citizens in Africa

Making Citizens in Africa
Author: Lahra Smith
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 281
Release: 2013-05-20
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1107035317

This book provides a study of contemporary politics in Ethiopia through an empirical focus on language policy, citizenship, ethnic identity, and gender. It is unique in its focus not only on the political institutions of Ethiopia and the history of the country but in that it studies these subjects at the intersection of both modern and historical time periods. In particular, it argues that meaningful citizenship, which is much more than the legal state of being a citizen, is a process of citizens and the state negotiating the practice of citizenship. Therefore, it puts the citizen back at the forefront of the process of expanding citizenship, suggesting the ways that citizens support, resist, and affect state policy on political rights.

Ethiopia

Ethiopia
Author: Bahru Zewde
Publisher: Nordic Africa Institute
Total Pages: 222
Release: 2002
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9789171065018

Democracy is a concept reflecting European philosophies, struggles and concerns. Many Ethiopian ethnic groups have traditions which may offer more satisfactory and culturally acceptable foundations for a “sovereignty of the people” through time-honored ways of voicing political ideas, ironic observations and vital interests. In line with modern urban life Ethiopians also organize and express their interests in non-governmental organizations, the independent press and advocacy groups representing political and social alternatives. The contributors to this book analyze the democratic potential of these movements and practices, their ability to give a voice to the view from below and their potential contribution to a more genuine participation by the majority of Ethiopians in democratic decision making and bringing the sovereignty of the people a step closer to reality.