Southern Marches Of Imperial Ethiopia: Essays In History & Social Anthropology (Eastern African Studies) [Paperback]

Donald L. Donham (Author), Wendy James (Contributor)

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Publication Date: November 15, 2002 | Series: Eastern African Studies

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.

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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. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Ohio University Press (November 15, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0821414496
• ISBN-13: 978-0821414491
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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