Description: Yesterday's Muse, Inc. presents ... The Other Abyssinians: The Northern Oromo and the Creation of Modern Ethiopia, 1855-1913 (Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora) ISBN:1580469809 Author:Yates, Brian J. Publisher:University of Rochester Press Release Date:2020-01-02 Seller Category:-- Qty Available:1 Condition:New Sku: 2345963 Notes: First edition. An exceptional copy. ix, [1], 236 pp. Extensive notes, bibliography, and index follow text. Reframes the story of modern Ethiopia around the contributions of the Oromo people and the culturally fluid union of communities that shaped the nation's politics and society. Although the Oromo are the largest ethnic group in Ethiopia, their history has been distorted in order to buttress twentieth-century notions of a homogeneous Ethiopian state. The Other Abyssinians tells the story of the Oromo people's contribution to modern Ethiopia, tracing their experiences from the early nineteenth century onward and detailing the varied interactions of Oromo groups throughout the Ethiopian highlands. Focusing on the historic provinces of Wällo and Shäwa, this well-researched work elucidates the importance of these territories in the creation of Ethiopia and the history of the Oromo. It casts the Oromo as Abyssinians and central in all aspects of modernEthiopian life, while making a case for Ethiopia, a nation without a colonial legacy, as an example of indigenous African identity formation that challenges notions of "tribal" or ethnic identities. Author Brian J. Yates details the cultural practices that integrated the populations of the highlands into the Abyssinian group; in addition, he analyzes the political structures that evolved concurrently. The book, notably, utilizes a community-based framework to underscore the fluidity of modern national identity. All in all, the work offers a close study of Ethiopian modernization policies and illuminates how Africans might have crafted their nations without the legaciesof colonialism. Don't forget to check out other great deals in our eBay Store!!
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Number of Pages: 246 Pages
Publication Name: Other Abyssinians : the Northern Oromo and the Creation of Modern Ethiopia, 1855-1913
Language: English
Publisher: University of Rochester Medical Press
Subject: Political Process / Political Advocacy, Modern / 19th Century, Africa / East
Publication Year: 2020
Item Height: 0.9 in
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 19.6 Oz
Item Length: 9.1 in
Subject Area: Political Science, History
Author: Brian J. Yates
Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora Ser.
Item Width: 6.5 in
Format: Hardcover
