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A history of modern Ethiopia, 1855-1974

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J. Currey, 1991 - History - 244 pages

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This book is more of a political and economic history of Ethiopia as opposed to a general history but does describe the major events in fairly good detail for an introductory book. Read full review

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Excellent introductory book for those wishing to familarize themselves with the most important themes of Ethiopian history. Dense but informative. Read full review

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Contents

Introduction
1
The background
11
The external challenge
23
Copyright

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TitleA history of modern Ethiopia, 1855-1974
Eastern African studies
World Bank Technical Paper
AuthorBahru Zewde
Edition2, illustrated
PublisherJ. Currey, 1991
Original fromthe University of Michigan
Digitized12 Sep 2008
Length244 pages
Subjects ›  › 

1889-1974
19th century
Ethiopia
Ethiopia History 1889-1974
Ethiopia History 19th century
History
History / Africa / Central
History / Africa / East
History / Africa / General
  
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