The Ethiopians
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The Ethiopians
(The peoples of Africa)
Blackwell Publishers, 1998
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  Tokyo
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  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
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  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
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  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
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  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
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  United Kingdom
  Germany
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  France
  Belgium
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  United States of America
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This is a history of the Ethiopians from pre-history to the present day. Drawing on research in archeology, anthropology, linguistics and on recent historiography, the book charts the development of Ethiopian peoples and their society, placing emphasis on the African origins of Ethiopian civilization. The book opens with a review of Ethiopian prehistory, showing how the Ethiopian section of the African Rift Valley has come to be seen as the "cradle of humanity". It describes, for instance, the discovery of the remains of the oldest known hominid, "Lucy", in the middle Awash Valley, in 1974. The book then discusses Ethiopia in biblical time, reconsidering, for example, the legend of the Queen of Sheba. The author examines the various dynasties that ruled in the period up to the first Portuguese mission, and explores the subsequent political and religious struggles between Christians, Muslims and Falashas. He discusses the social and economic effects of key stages in Ethiopian history such as the Gondar period and the era of the "Judges". The book also examines the succession of modernizing monarchs that followed, culminating in the rule of Emperor Haile Selassie.
The book concludes with a review of Ethiopian history and culture considering contemporary Ethiopia within an historical context.
Table of Contents
List of Plates.List of Maps.Series Editor's Preface.Table of Dates.Maps.1. Prehistory and Geography.2. Punt, Pharaohs and Ptolemies, the Aksumite Kingdom, and the Coming of Christianity.3. The Zagwe Dynasty, Lalibala Churches, and Solomonic 'Restoration'.4. Life in the Middle Ages, Contacts with Muslim Neighbours and Far-off Christians.5. Ahmad ibn Ibrahim, Oromo Migration, and Ottoman Seizure of Massawa.6. The Move of Capital North-West, and the Roman Catholic Interlude.7. The Rise and Fall of Gondar.8. The Early Nineteenth-Century, and the Advent of Tewodros II.9. Yohannes, Menilek, and the European Powers.10. Beginnings of Modernisation, Menilek, Iyasu, Zawditu, and Haile Sellassie.11. Invasion, Occupation, and Liberation.12. Restoration and Revolution.Bibliography.Index.
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