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Record Nr.

UNINA9910816131003321

Autore

Getachew Metaferia

Titolo

Ethiopia and the United States : history, diplomacy, and analysis / / Getachew Metaferia

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Algora Pub., c2009

ISBN

0-87586-647-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (232 p.)

Disciplina

327.73063

Soggetti

United States Foreign relations Ethiopia

Ethiopia Foreign relations United States

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

Acronyms; Glossary; Preface; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Ethiopia and the World: A Historical Perspective; Chapter 3. United States Contact with Ethiopia (1903-1919); Chapter 4. Concerns between Ethiopia and the US (1919-1936); Chapter 5. The Italian Invasion of Ethiopia (1936-1941) and The US Response; Chapter 6. US and Ethiopia under Emperor Haile Selassie; Chapter 7. US Contributions under Emperor Haile Selassie; Chapter 8. Ethiopia-US Relations during the Military Regime; Chapter 9. Ethiopia-US Relations: The Post Military Regime (1991-2008)

Chapter 10. The Secession of Eritrea (1993) and US InvolvementChapter 11. Ethiopia as a Regional Gatekeeper; Chapter 12. Questioning the US Role in Current Economic and Political Developments; Chapter 13. The Ethiopian Diaspora in the US; Chapter 14. Ethiopia, the US, and the HOA: A Triangular Relationship; Chapter 15. Summary and Conclusion; Appendix I. Ethio-US Treaty 1903; Appendix II. The First American Party to Ethiopia, 1903; Appendix III. Proclamations, 1910.; Appendix IV. Treaty - Ethiopian Empire. June 27, 1914.; Appendix V. United States Consul Generals and Ambassadors to Ethiopia

Appendix VI. Ethiopian Ambassadors to the United StatesAppendix VII. H.R. 2003 RFS; Appendix VIII. Chronology of Ethiopian International relations; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Explaining the issues and what is at stake in the current turmoil between Ethiopia and her neighbors, including Somalia, this informative



and authoritative study presents the history of diplomatic relations and shifting alliances between the United States and Ethiopia in the context of Cold War politics, the roles of the Ethiopian Jews, and the Ethiopian diaspora in the West.