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Author Gnamo, Abbas H. (Abbas Haji), author.

Title Conquest and resistance in the Ethiopian empire, 1880-1974 : the case of the Arsi Oromo / by Abbas H. Gnamo.

Publication Info. Boston : Brill, 2014.

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Description 1 online resource (page cm).
Series African social studies series ; v. 32
African social studies series ; v. 32.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Democracy without state : egalitarianism, justice, and leadership in an Oromo polity -- The making of Oromo kinship identity and structure : an anthropological analysis -- The concept of empire : what makes Ethiopia an empire? -- The Arsi Oromo resistance against Ethiopian imperial conquest (1880-1900) -- The introduction, expansion, and impact of Islam among the Arsi Oromo -- Dar Ager : the making of a periphery and the features of Ethiopian feudal colonialism in Arsiland (1886-1935) -- The nature of political administration and the structure of domination in Arsiland (1941-1974) -- The socio-economic condition of the peasantry in Arsiland (1941-1974) -- The politics of transforming the empire-state : ethnic identity vs. national identity in Ethiopia.
Summary This work examines the Ethiopian imperial conquest and Oromo military resistance and the consequent feudal political economy and administration, centre periphery relations, the origins of identity based conflicts and continuity and change in Oromo's socio-political institutions.
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Subject Ethiopia -- History -- 1889-1974.
Ethiopia -- Politics and government -- 1889-1974.
Central-local government relations -- Ethiopia.
Social structure -- Ethiopia.
Oromo (African people) -- Politics and government.
Arsi (African people) -- History -- 20th century.
Arsi (African people) -- History -- 19th century.
Ethiopia -- Ethnic relations.
Imperialism.
Chronological Term 1800-1999
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History.
Other Form: Print version: Gnamo, Abbas H. (Abbas Haji), author. Conquest and resistance in the Ethiopian empire, 1880-1974 9789004258136 (DLC) 2013047240 (OCoLC)864676767
ISBN 9789004265486 (electronic bk.)
9004265481 (electronic bk.)
9789004258136
9004258132