A History of Ethiopia
eBook - ePub

A History of Ethiopia

  1. 336 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

A History of Ethiopia

About this book

In this eminently readable, concise history of Ethiopia, Harold Marcus surveys the evolution of the oldest African nation from prehistory to the present. For the updated edition, Marcus has written a new preface, two new chapters, and an epilogue, detailing the development and implications of Ethiopia as a Federal state and the war with Eritrea.


In this eminently readable, concise history of Ethiopia, Harold Marcus surveys the evolution of the oldest African nation from prehistory to the present. For the updated edition, Marcus has written a new preface, two new chapters, and an epilogue, detaili

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Photographs
  6. Preface
  7. Preface to the 1994 Edition
  8. ONE. Beginnings, to 1270
  9. TWO. The Golden Age of the Solomonic Dynasty, to 1500
  10. THREE. The Decline of the Solomonic Dynasty, to 1769
  11. FOUR. Political and Economic Transformations, to 1855
  12. FIVE. Imperial Resurrection, to 1877
  13. SIX. Imperial Consolidation, to 1889
  14. SEVEN. The Defeat of European Imperialism, to 1897
  15. EIGHT. Menilek’s State, to 1916
  16. NINE. Ras Tafari, to 1930
  17. TEN. Haile Seilassie, to 1936
  18. ELEVEN. Haile Sellassie, to 1955
  19. TWELVE. Haile Sellassie, to 1973
  20. THIRTEEN. The Revolution, to 1977
  21. FOURTEEN. The Failure of the Revolution, to 1991
  22. FIFTEEN. The New Rulers, to 1995
  23. SIXTEEN. Peace and War, to 2000
  24. Epilogue
  25. Maps
  26. Glossary
  27. Select Bibliography
  28. Index