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UNINA9910164946703321 |
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Autore |
Zewde Bahru |
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Titolo |
A history of modern Ethiopia, 1855-1991 / / Bahru Zewde [[electronic resource]] |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Oxford : , : James Curry, , 2001 |
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ISBN |
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1-78204-786-7 |
0-8214-4572-3 |
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Edizione |
[Second edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xix, 300 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Ethiopia History 19th century |
Ethiopia History 1889-1974 |
Ethiopia History 1974-1995 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 28 Aug 2017). |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction -- 1: The background -- 1. The internal scene in the first half of the nineteenth century -- 2. The external challenge -- 2: Unification and Independence 1855-1896 -- 1. The first response: Kasa - Tewodros -- 2. A new approach to unification -- 3. Intensification of the external challenge -- 4. The road to Matamma -- 5. The creation of the modern Ethiopian empire-state -- 6. Resolution of the external challenge -- 3: From Adwa to Maychaw 1896-1935 -- 1. The historical significance of Adwa -- 2. The socio-economic order -- 3. Political developments -- 4: The Italian Occupation 1936-1941 -- 1. The Italo-Ethiopian war -- 2. Italian rule -- 3. The Resistance -- 5: From Liberation to Revolution 1941-1974 -- 1. The international setting -- 2. The socio-economic scene -- 3. Consolidation of absolutism -- 4. Opposition -- 6: Revolution and its Sequel -- 1. Typology -- 2. The popular upsurge -- 3. The 'creeping coup' -- 4. Military rule and its opponents -- 5. The ideological schooling of the Darg -- 6. Towards one-man rule -- 7. The end -- Conclusion |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Bahru Zewde has updated the first edition, adding a new chapter and taking the history through to 1991.<br><br>'The new chapter enhances the value of the book as the best historical introduction to modern Ethiopia. The account of the Revolution, contained in 41 pages, |
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