The Other Abyssinians - The Northern Oromo and the Creation of Modern Ethiopia, 1855-1913

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.

List of contents

Introduction: What about the Oromo Habäsha? Liberating Northern Oromo Experience from Competing Nationalisms
Cultural Backgrounds and the Häbäsha State
In but not of: The (Re)Integration of the Wällo Oromo into the Häbäsha Community
Menilek, Gobäna and the Creation of Häbäsha Shäwa, 1855-1888
Recreating the Autonomy of Wällo: The Unions of Mikaél and Menilek
From Personal Relationships to a Centralizing State: Shäwan Ethiopia (1889-1913)
Conclusion: The Oromo Häbasha Post-Menilek
Appendix A: Guide To The Transliteration of the Ethiopic Script To the Latin Script
Appendix B: Glossary of Ethiopian Terms
Appendix C: Sample Interview Questions for Shäwa and Wällo
Bibliography

About the author

Brian J. Yates

Product details

• Authors: Brian Yates, Brian J Yates, Brian J. Yates
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2020
• EAN: 9781580469807
• ISBN: 978-1-58046-980-7
• No. of pages: 246
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 16 mm
• Weight: 499 g
• Series: Rochester Studies in African H; Rochester Studies in African H
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories