02474nam 22004812 450 991100927520332120170911091722.01-78204-986-X10.1515/9781782049869(CKB)4970000000101411(MiAaPQ)EBC29794928(Au-PeEL)EBL29794928(OCoLC)1355217739(DE-B1597)676212(DE-B1597)9781782049869(UkCbUP)CR9781782049869(EXLCZ)99497000000010141120170526d2001|||| uy| 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierA history of modern Ethiopia, 1855-1991 /Bahru ZewdeSecond edition.Oxford :James Curry,2001.1 online resource (xix, 300 pages) digital, PDF file(s)Eastern African studiesTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 28 Aug 2017).Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Maps -- Sources of illustrations -- Acronyms CADU -- Preface -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Introduction -- Description -- 1 The background -- 2 Unification and Independence 1855-1896 -- 3 From Adwa to Maychaw 1896-1935 -- 4 The Italian Occupation 1936-1941 -- 5 From Liberation to Revolution 1941-1974 -- 6 Revolution and its Sequel -- Conclusion -- Glossary -- Notes on transliteration -- Personal names -- INDEXBahru 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, is nuanced and worthy of attention in its own right... In short, the updating of an already indispensable book.'<br>Donald Crummey, <i>Journal of Modern African Studies</i><br><br>North America: Ohio U Press; Ethiopia: Addis Ababa U PressEastern African studies (London, England)EthiopiaHistory19th centuryEthiopiaHistory1889-1974EthiopiaHistory1974-963/.04Zewde Bahru1015520UkCbUPUkCbUPBOOK9911009275203321History of modern Ethiopia, 1855-19912915308UNINA