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.]

• Pubblicazione: New York, : Algora Pub., c2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (336 p.)
• Disciplina: 963/.043
• Soggetto topico: Adwa, Battle of, Adwa, Ethiopia, 1896
• Altri autori: MilkiasPaulos Getachew Metaferia PankhurstRichard
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-316) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 military operation involving the Africans and the Eur
• Titolo autorizzato: The Battle of Adwa
• ISBN: 1-281-39574-9; 9786611395742; 0-87586-415-5; 0-87586-414-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910777546503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II