Ethiopian Revolution 1974-1987 - A Transformation From an Aristocratic to a Totalitarian Autocracy

Klappentext A comprehensive account of the Ethiopian revolution currently available! from its origins to 1987. Zusammenfassung A comprehensive account of the Ethiopian revolution! from its origins to 1987. Dr Tiruneh makes extensive use of primary sources written in the national official language! and was the first Ethiopian national to write on this subject. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The background to the emergence of the structural crisis; Part I. The Collapse of the Old State (January-December 1974): 2. The urban uprising of January to June 1974; 3. The turning of an urban movement into a junta dictatorship; Part II. The Formative Years of the Post Revolutionary Order (December 1974-February): 4. The socio-economic reforms of 1975; 5. The upsurge of political organisations; 6. Scientific socialism and the structure of government; 7. From a junta to an autocratic dictatorship; Part III. Consolidation of Power (February 1977-September 1987): 8. The elimination of internal and external threats to Mengistu's power; 9. The formation of the Workers Party of Ethiopia; 10. The 1987 constitution of PDRE: the formalisation of the party/state; 11. Conclusion.

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• Autori: Tiruneh Andargachew, Thomas Leiper Kane Collection (Library O, Andargachew Tiruneh, Andargachew (Addis Ababa University) Tiruneh, Tiruneh Andargachew
• Con la collaborazione di: Margot Light (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 08.04.1993
• EAN: 9780521430821
• ISBN: 978-0-521-43082-1
• Pagine: 456
• Serie: Ideas in Context; LSE Monographs in International Studies
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, HISTORY / Africa / East, Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Revolutionary groups & movements, African History, c 1970 to c 1979, c 1970 to c 1980, C 1980 To C 1990, c 1980 to c 1989, Ethiopia, Revolutionary groups and movements, HISTORY / Revolutions, Uprisings & Rebellions