Ethiopia

by Milkias, Paulos

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Title Statements

Full title :Ethiopia / Paulos Milkias.

Summary

Synopsis: Ethiopia is an exhaustive treatment of this ancient country's history coupled with an exploration of the nation today. Arranged by broad topics, the book provides an overview of Ethiopia's physical and human geography, its history, its system of government, and the present economic situation. But the book also presents a picture of contemporary society and culture and of the Ethiopian people. It also discusses art, music, and cinema; class; gender; ethnicity; and education, as well as the language, food, and etiquette of the country. Readers will learn such fascinating details as the fact that coffee was first domesticated in Ethiopia more than 10,000 years ago and that modern Ethiopia comprises 77 different ethnic groups with their own distinct languages.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2011.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):ABC-Clio
Place of Publication:Santa Barbara
Language:eng
Publication Date:2011.

The Physical Object

Description:xxvi, 544 Seiten : : Illustrationen, Karten ; : 26 cm.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781598842579, 1598842579, 9781598842586, 1598842587
oclc:ocn774073229
LC Classification:DT381
Dewey Decimal:963

About the author -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1: Geography -- Ethiopia as the roof of Africa -- Ethiopia's geophysical mosaic -- Geology -- Ethiopia as a water tower -- Temperature -- Vegetation and land use -- Rainfall -- Population distribution and density -- Drought-prone zones -- Rural food shortage and famine -- 2: History -- Ethiopia: Mystical land of antiquity -- Ethiopia: Cradle of humankind -- Oldest hominid habitat-afar, Ethiopia -- Ethiopia as the cradle of human civilization -- Ethiopian history: Semitist versus Africanist paradigm -- Ethiopia and the Egyptian pharaohs -- Cushitic Kingdom of Damot -- Rise of Axum -- Axum at the twilight -- Restoration of the Solomonian Dynasty -- Era of the princes -- Reign of Emperor Tewodros, 1855-1868 -- Reign of Emperor Yohannes IV -- Emperor Menelik and Ethiopia's historic victory at the Battle of Adwa -- Lij Iyasu and the vacant throne -- Haile Selassie Period I: Ras Safari's regency and emperorship, 1916-1936 -- ^

Fascist invasion and the Ethiopian resistance -- Haile Selassie Period II: 1941-1974 -- Status of the emperor in the constitution -- Japanization and Ethiopia's new political structure -- Nature of the political s…

Subjects

Äthiopien Economic history Ethiopia Ethiopia -- Economic conditions Ethiopia -- History Ethiopia -- Politics and government Ethiopia -- Social life and customs Éthiopie -- Conditions économiques Éthiopie -- Histoire Éthiopie -- Politique et gouvernement History Landeskunde Manners and customs Politics and government