Bibliograph

A history of Ethiopia, Harold G. Marcus

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A history of Ethiopia, Harold G. Marcus

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-246) and index

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government publication of a state province territory dependency etc

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A history of Ethiopia

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

27336251

Responsibility statement

Harold G. Marcus

Summary

In this readable and concise history of Ethiopia, Harold Marcus surveys the evolution of the oldest African nation from prehistory to the present. Based on a thorough reading of post-World War II scholarship, Marcus demonstrates that there is more to Ethiopia's existence than the ambitions of any one group. While Ethiopia has from time to time separated into component parts, it has never disappeared as an idea and has always reappeared in fact. Marcus concludes that now, as in the past, geography, economics, and culture will, in the end, prevail in uniting Ethiopia's diverse peoples against the forces of ethnic and religious factionalization

Table Of Contents

1. Beginnings, to 1270 -- 2. The Golden Age of the Solomonic Dynasty, to 1500 -- 3. The Decline of the Solomonic Dynasty, to 1769 -- 4. Political and Economic Transformations, to 1855 -- 5. Imperial Resurrection, to 1877 -- 6. Imperial Consolidation, to 1889 -- 7. The Defeat of European Imperialism, to 1897 -- 8. Menilek's State, to 1916 -- 9. Ras Tafari, to 1930 -- 10. Haile Sellassie, to 1936 -- 11. Haile Sellassie, to 1955 -- 12. Haile Sellassie, to 1973 -- 13. The Revolution, to 1977 -- 14. The Failure of the Revolution, to 1991

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