1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910464677803321

Autore

Gnamo Abbas H (Abbas Haji)

Titolo

Conquest and resistance in the Ethiopian empire, 1880-1974 : the case of the Arsi Oromo / / by Abbas H. Gnamo

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boston : , : Brill, , [2014]

©2014

ISBN

90-04-26548-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (384 p.)

Collana

African social studies series, , 1568-1203 ; ; volume 32

Disciplina

963.05

Soggetti

Central-local government relations - Ethiopia

Social structure - Ethiopia

Oromo (African people) - Politics and government

Arsi (African people) - History - 20th century

Arsi (African people) - History - 19th century

Imperialism

Electronic books.

Ethiopia History 1889-1974

Ethiopia Politics and government 1889-1974

Ethiopia Ethnic relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Democracy without state : egalitarianism, justice, and leadership in an Oromo polity -- The making of Oromo kinship identity and structure : an anthropological analysis -- The concept of empire : what makes Ethiopia an empire? -- The Arsi Oromo resistance against Ethiopian imperial conquest (1880-1900) -- The introduction, expansion, and impact of Islam among the Arsi Oromo -- Dar Ager : the making of a periphery and the features of Ethiopian feudal colonialism in Arsiland (1886-1935) -- The nature of political administration and the structure of domination in Arsiland (1941-1974) -- The socio-economic condition of the peasantry in Arsiland (1941-1974) -- The politics of transforming the empire-state : ethnic identity vs. national identity in Ethiopia.



Sommario/riassunto

This work examines the philosophical origins of Oromo egalitarian and democratic thoughts and practice, the Gadaa-Qaalluu system, kinship organization, the introduction and spread of Islam and the consequent socio-cultural change. It sheds light on the advent of the Ethiopian empire under Menelik II, its conquests and Arsi Oromo fierce resistance (1880-1900), the nature and legacy of Ethiopian imperial polity, centre-periphery relations, feudal political economy and its impacts on the newly conquered regions with a focus on Arsi Oromo country. The book also analyzes the root causes of the national political crisis including, but not limited to, the attempts at transforming the empire-state to a nation-state around a single culture, contested definition of national identity and state legitimacy, grievance narratives, uprisings, the birth and development of competing nationalisms as well as the limitations of the current ethnic federalism to address the national question in Ethiopia.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910257425703321

Titolo

Atmospheric Aerosols and Nucleation [[electronic resource] ] : Proceedings of the Twelfth International Conference on Atmospheric Aerosols and Nucleation, Held at the University of Vienna, Austria, August 22–27, 1988 / / edited by Paul E. Wagner, Gabor Vali

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 1988

ISBN

3-540-45924-3

Edizione

[1st ed. 1988.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XVIII, 732 p.)

Collana

Lecture Notes in Physics, , 0075-8450 ; ; 309

Disciplina

550

526.1

Soggetti

Geophysics

Condensed matter

Air pollution

Geophysics/Geodesy

Condensed Matter Physics

Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di contenuto

Contents: Formation and Characteristics of Atmospheric Aerosols: Particle Formation and Gas - Particle - Reactions. Measurements and Characterization of Atmospheric Aerosols. Dynamics of Ultrafine Aerosol Particles, Coagulation. Fractal Properties, Aerosol Characterization. Physico-chemical Properties of Aerosol Particles. Aerosol Measurement Techniques. Background Aerosols. Marine Aerosols -- Fundamental Nucleation Processes -- Cloud Droplet Nucleation -- Ice Nucleation -- Author Index.

Sommario/riassunto

These proceedings give a rather complete overview of the most recent research in the areas of fundamental processes and phase transitions, cloud droplet and ice nucleation in the atmosphere, and aerosol formation and aerosol characteristics in the atmosphere. Nine review papers on topics of special importance are supplemented by about 200 summaries on topics of greatest current importance. The volume should be of interest to scientists working in the atmospheric and environmental sciences, in chemistry and in physics, as well as to engineers working in these areas.