Debre Libanos 1937 - The Most Serious War Crime Suffered by Ethiopia

This volume calls attention to the worst massacre of Christians that has occurred on the African continent, a 1937 attack on the monastic village of Debre Libanos that has previously been hidden from public knowledge.

List of contents

Introduction  1. Ethiopia Under Siege  2. Massacre at Debre Libanos  3. Survivors  4. The Cover-Up  Epilogue: Hardships of Remembrance

About the author

Paolo Borruso is professor of contemporary history at the Catholic University of Milan. A scholar of contemporary Africa, he has dealt with Italian and European colonialism, Catholic missions, Ethiopia in the twentieth century, and the processes of independence and crisis in postcolonial Africa. Among his publications: L’ultimo impero cristiano. Politica e religione nell’Etiopia contemporanea (1916-74), 2002; L’Africa al confino. La deportazione etiopica in Italia (1937-39), 2003; Il PCI e l’Africa indipendente. Apogeo e crisi di un’utopia socialista (1956-1989), 2009; L’Italia in Africa. Le nuove strategie di una politica postcoloniale (a cura di), 2015; Debre Libanos 1937. Il più grave crimine di guerra dell’Italia, 2020.

Summary

This volume calls attention to the worst massacre of Christians that has occurred on the African continent, a 1937 attack on the monastic village of Debre Libanos that has previously been hidden from public knowledge.

Product details

• Authors: Paolo Borruso
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.10.2024
• EAN: 9781032434230
• ISBN: 978-1-032-43423-0
• No. of pages: 182
• Weight: 294 g
• Illustrations: Tabellen, schwarz-weiss
• Series: Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Italy
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; European History, 20th Century, HISTORY / World, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Europe / Italy, HISTORY / Africa / East, East Africa, Italy, General & world history, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, African History, General and world history