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UNINA9910777546503321 |
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Titolo |
The Battle of Adwa [[electronic resource] ] : reflections on Ethiopia's historic victory against European Colonialism / / edited by Paulos Milkias & Getachew Metaferia ; contributors, Richard Pankhurst ... [et al.] |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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New York, : Algora Pub., c2005 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-39574-9 |
9786611395742 |
0-87586-415-5 |
0-87586-414-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (336 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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MilkiasPaulos |
Getachew Metaferia |
PankhurstRichard |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Adwa, Battle of, Adwa, Ethiopia, 1896 |
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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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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-316) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Reflections on the Battle of Adwa and its significance for today / Theodore M. Vestal -- The Battle of Adwa: the historic victory of Ethiopia over European colonialism / Paulos Milkias -- Continuity and discontinuity in Menelik's foreign policy / Dedjazmatch Zewde Gabre-Selassie -- Adwa 1896: Who was civilized and who was savage? / Negussay Ayele -- Ethiopia: a bulwark against European colonialism and its role in the Pan-African movement / Getachew Metaferia -- British reactions to the Battle of Adwa: as illustrated by the times of London for 1896 / Richard Pankhurst -- Racist discourse about Ethiopia and Ethiopians before and after The Battle of Adwa / Harold G. Marcus -- Contemporary Ethiopia in the context of the Battle of Adwa, 1896 / Mesfin Araya -- Ethiopian history and critical theory: The case of Adwa / Maimire Mennasemay. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In the 19th-century "Scramble for Africa," when the Europeans carved up an entire continent for exploitation, Africans won a solitary, shocking, glorious victory at Adwa (Ethiopia). The most celebrated |
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