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

Author/Creator:

Gnamo, Abbas H. (Abbas Haji), author.

Publication:

Boston : Brill, 2014.

Series:

African social studies series ; v. 32.
African social studies series ; v. 32

Format/Description:

Book
xiii, 370 pages ; 23 cm.

Subjects:

Ethiopia -- History -- 1889-1974.
Ethiopia -- Politics and government -- 1889-1974.
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.
Ethiopia -- Ethnic relations.
Imperialism.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9789004258136 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9004258132 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9789004265486 (e-book)
9004265481 (e-book)

OCLC:

864676767

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