Oromo Movement and Imperial Politics - Culture and Ideology in Oromia and Ethiopia

This book critically examines the dialectical relationship between Ethiopian colonialism, Oromo culture, and the collective grievances of the Oromo nation. It identifies the chains of sociological and historical factors that developed the Oromo national movement and demonstrates how that movement is transforming Ethiopian imperial politics.

List of contents

Chapter I: Introduction
Chapter II: The Oromo Epistemology, Agency, and Movement
Chapter III: The Oromo Nation: Toward Mental Liberation and Empowerment
With Harwood D. Schaffer
Chapter IV: The Oromo National Movement and Gross Human Rights Violations
Chapter V: Theorizing Oromummaa
Chapter VI: Gadaa/Siqqee as the Fountain of Oromummaa and the Theoretical Base of Oromo Liberation
With Harwood D. Schaffer
Chapter VII: The Oromo Movement: The Effects of State Terrorism and Globalization in Oromia and Ethiopia
Chapter VIII: Politico-cultural Prerequisites for Protecting the Oromo National Interest
Chapter IX: The Challenges of Building Oromo National Institutions

About the author

Asafa Jalata is professor of sociology and global and Africana studies at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Summary

This book critically examines the dialectical relationship between Ethiopian colonialism, Oromo culture, and the collective grievances of the Oromo nation. It identifies the chains of sociological and historical factors that developed the Oromo national movement and demonstrates how that movement is transforming Ethiopian imperial politics.

Product details

• Authors: Asafa Jalata, Jalata Asafa
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2020
• EAN: 9781793603371
• ISBN: 978-1-79360-337-1
• No. of pages: 210
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Afrika, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, HISTORY / Africa / East, East Africa, African Anthropology, African democracy, African liberation, African minorities, African nationalism, African sociology, Ethiopia, Ethiopian democracy, Ethiopian politics, ethnic minorities, liberatio, Politics & government, African History