Democracy without state : egalitarianism, justice, and leadership in an Oromo polity -- Making of Oromo kinship identity and structure : an anthropological analysis -- Concept of empire : what makes Ethiopia an empire? -- Arsi Oromo resistance against Ethiopian imperial conquest (1880-1900) -- 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) -- Nature of political administration and the structure of domination in Arsiland (1941-1974) -- Socio-economic condition of the peasantry in Arsiland (1941-1974) -- 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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