Ethiopia: the Bradt travel guide
Of all the African nations, Ethiopia is most prone to misconceptions. The 1985 famine and the cracked barren earth of the Danakil Depression are not images quickly forgotten. But this fully updated guide refocuses the lens to reveal an ancient country that continues to surpass all expectations: from the ancient Judaic cultures of the fertile highlands to the colourful animist people of the South Omo Valley, from the Afro-pine moorland of the Bale Mountains National Park to the thundering Blue N…
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- Full title :Ethiopia : the Bradt travel guide / Philip Briggs.
Summary
Of all the African nations, Ethiopia is most prone to misconceptions. The 1985 famine and the cracked barren earth of the Danakil Depression are not images quickly forgotten. But this fully updated guide refocuses the lens to reveal an ancient country that continues to surpass all expectations: from the ancient Judaic cultures of the fertile highlands to the colourful animist people of the South Omo Valley, from the Afro-pine moorland of the Bale Mountains National Park to the thundering Blue Nile Falls. This book also leads you further off the beaten track, so travellers can see more of the expansive beautiful land, believed to be the cradle of humankind.
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- Publication Date:2015.
- Edition:Seventh edition
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Bradt Travel Guides Ltd
- Place of Publication:Chalfont St Peter, Bucks
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2015.
Notes
Previous edition: 2012.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 volume ; : 22 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781841629223, 1841629227
- oclc:ocn930017436
- LC Classification:DT372
- Dewey Decimal:916.304721
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