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• This revisionary account of the Oromo people and the Christian kingdom of Ethiopia transforms our perception of the country’s development, rebutting the common depiction of the Oromo as no more than a destructive force and demonstrating their significant role in shaping the course of Ethiopian history. Tracing the early history of the Oromo as part of the Cushitic language speaking family of peoples, it establishes that they were neither foreigners nor newcomers to Ethiopia, but have been an integral part of the indigenous population since at least the first half of the 14th century. The massive 16th-century pastoral Oromo population movement revolutionized relations between the Christians and the Oromo. During the long process of assimilation that followed, with periods of both war and peace in central and southern Ethiopia, Oromo society was able to absorb and assimilate Cushitic and Semitic language speakers and Oromize them through the open, democratic and egalitarian Gada system while in northern Ethiopia the Oromo themselves were absorbed into Christian Amhara society — Provided by publisher.
• Includes bibliographical references (pages 354-365) and index.
• Early Interactions among the Oromo, Christian and Muslim Peoples: Traditions and Institutions — Oromo Peoples in the Medieval Christian Kingdom of Ethiopia before 1500 — The Homelands of the Pastoral Oromo before 1500 — The Pastoral Oromo Confront the Christian Kingdom c.1440s-1559 — Movements of Pastoral Oromo into the Christian Kingdom 1559-1600 — Abba Bahrey’s Zenahu Le Galla and its Impact on Emperor Za-Dengel’s War against the Oromo 1603-1604 — The Oromo and the Christian Kingdom 1600-1618 — Oromo Christianization, Conflict and Identity 1618-1700.

Subjects:

• Oromo (African people) — History.
• Cushites — Ethiopia — History.
• Ethiopia — History — To 1490.
• Ethiopia — History — 1490-1889.
• Cushites fast (OCoLC)fst00885476
• Oromo (African people) fast (OCoLC)fst01048392
• Ethiopia. fast (OCoLC)fst01205830
• To 1889 fast
• History. fast (OCoLC)fst01411628

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• Originally published: Trenton, N.J. : Red Sea Press, 1993.
• Includes bibliographical references (p. [313]-334) and index.
• Against All Odds is the firsthand account of Eritrea’s epic 30-year struggle for political independence and social justice. With almost no outside support, Eritrean nationalists brought successive U.S.- and Soviet-backed Ethiopian governments to their knees. At the same time, they worked to liberate women, workers and peasant farmers from centuries of grinding poverty, chronic hunger and numbing oppression. Connell argues that it was the blending of a social revolution with political objectives that enabled this uniquely self-reliant liberation front to weld Eritrea’s fractious society – half Christian, half Muslim, from nine ethnic groups – into one of the most remarkable fighting forces in modern history. In a new Afterword, he describes their efforts to translate wartime values and experience into sustainable strategies for developing the new country.

Subjects:

• Eritrea — History — Revolution, 1962-1993.
• Connell, Dan.

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Part of the series Ohio short histories of Africa;Ohio short histories of Africa.
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• Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-156) and index.
• Another way of governing — The forging of a rebel — Onto the political stage — The state reimagined — Mobilizing the nation — Development for the people — A foreign policy of one’s own — The last battles — Is it possible to forget you? .

Subjects:

• Sankara, Thomas.
• Presidents — Burkina Faso — Biography.
• Burkina Faso — Politics and government — 1960-1987.

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Part of the series Ohio short histories of Africa;Ohio short histories of Africa.
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• Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-157) and index.
• Early years, youth, and formal education, 1925-44 — Civil service career and political apprenticeship in Kisangani, 1944-56 — Years of transition, 1956-58 — The struggle for independence, 1958-60 — The short political life of Congo’s first prime minister, 1960-61 — Lumumba and the counterrevolution in central and southern Africa — Lumumba’s assassination — The political legacy of Patrice Lumumba.

Subjects:

• Lumumba, Patrice, 1925-1961.
• Prime ministers — Congo (Democratic Republic) — Biography.
• Congo (Democratic Republic) — Politics and government — 1908-1960.
• Congo (Democratic Republic) — Politics and government — 1960-1997.

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Part of the series Ohio short histories of Africa;Ohio short histories of Africa.
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• Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-141) and index.
• Leadership in the context of Ethiopian history and mythology — Tafari : orphaned prince steeled by adversity — Harar, Ras Makonnen, and Menelik’s court — The feud with Iassu the plot thickens — The 1916 coup d’état and the rise of a man of destiny — From king to emperor : proclamation of the central elements of change — The Italian invasion and the emperor’s exile — World War II and the return of the emperor to Ethiopia — Postliberation developments — Diplomacy : the American connection and nonalignment — Turning of the tide : a shaken emperor on the horns of a dilemma — Last days : revolution and the end of the monarchy.

Subjects:

• Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia, 1892-1975.
• Ethiopia — Kings and rulers — Biography.
• Ethiopia — Politics and government — 1889-1974.

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Part of the series Hidden histories series;Hidden histories series.
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• Includes bibliographical references (pages 234-247) and index.
• Politics, race and the land, 1913-1948 — African buyers and African landowners, 1913-1948 — Epilogue: the state of the land, 2013-2014.

Subjects:

• South Africa — History — 1909-1961.
• Land reform — Law and legislation — South Africa — History.

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Part of the series African studies 129;African studies series 129.
Notes:

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Subjects:

• Sahel — History.
• Sahel — Politics and government.
• Sahel — Social conditions.
• Sahel — Economic conditions.
• Non-governmental organizations — Sahel.
• Economic history. fast (OCoLC)fst00901974
• Politics and government. fast (OCoLC)fst01919741
• Social conditions. fast (OCoLC)fst01919811
• Africa — Sahel. fast (OCoLC)fst01242089
• History. fast (OCoLC)fst01411628

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Part of the series African studies 129;African studies series 129.
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• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Subjects:

• Sahel — History.
• Sahel — Politics and government.
• Sahel — Social conditions.
• Sahel — Economic conditions.
• Non-governmental organizations — Sahel.
• Economic history. fast (OCoLC)fst00901974
• Politics and government. fast (OCoLC)fst01919741
• Social conditions. fast (OCoLC)fst01919811
• Africa — Sahel. fast (OCoLC)fst01242089
• History. fast (OCoLC)fst01411628

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• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Machine generated contents note: 1. The Foundation of Somali Irredentism, 1895 — 1960 — 2. Preliminaries: Domestic Policy and Diplomacy, 1960 — 1963 — 3. Commissions for Kenya and Their Aftermath, 1962 — 1963 — 4. The Shifta Episode: The Problem Unfolds, 1963 — 1969 — Part III — 5. Peace or War: Post-Shifta Period, 1969 — 1977 — 6. Kenya, The Ogaden War and International Relations, 1977 — 1978 — 7. Kenya-Somalia Relations Since the Ogaden War, 1978 — 2014 — 8. Summary and Implications: The Way Ahead.

Subjects:

• Horn of Africa — Politics and government.
• Kenya — Boundaries — Somalia.
• Somalia — Boundaries — Kenya.
• Africa — Horn of Africa. fast (OCoLC)fst01719937
• Kenya. fast (OCoLC)fst01208718
• Somalia. fast (OCoLC)fst01205351

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Part of the series Culture and customs of Africa;Culture and customs of Africa.
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• This book is also available on the World Wide Web as an eBook. Visit www.abc-clio.com for details.
• Includes bibliographical references (p.[169]-175) and index.
• Religion and worldview — Literature and the media — Arts and architecture — Cuisine and dress — Gender roles, marriage, and family — Social customs and lifestyle — Music, dance and performance — Tourism and the natural environment.

Subjects:

• Namibia — Civilization.
• Namibia — Social life and customs.

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