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• Machine generated contents note: 1. Geography
• Ethiopia as the Roof of Africa
• Ethiopia's Geophysical Mosaic
• Geology
• Ethiopia as a Water Tower
• Temperature
• Vegetation and Land Use
• Rainfall
• Population Distribution and Density
• Drought-Prone Zones
• Rural Food Shortage and Famine
• 2. History
• Ethiopia: The Mystical Land of Antiquity
• Ethiopia: The Cradle of Humankind
• Oldest Hominid Habitat
• -Afar, Ethiopia
• Ethiopia as the Cradle of Human Civilization
• Ethiopian History: Semitist versus Africanist Paradigm
• Ethiopia and the Egyptian Pharaohs
• Cushitic Kingdom of Damot

• Rise of Axum
• Axum at the Twilight
• Restoration of the Solomonian Dynasty
• Era of the Princes
• Reign of Emperor Tewodros, 1855
• 1868
• Reign of Emperor Yohannes IV
• Emperor Menelik and Ethiopia's Historic Victory at the Battle of Adwa
• Lij Iyasu and the Vacant Throne
• Haile Selassie Period I: Ras Safari's Regency and Emperorship, 1916
• 1936
• Fascist Invasion and the Ethiopian Resistance
• Haile Selassie Period II: 1941
• 1974
• Status of the Emperor in the Constitution
• Japanization and Ethiopia's New Political Structure
• Nature of the Political System after 1941
• Revised Constitution against a Backdrop of a Modernizing Feudalism
• Abortive Coup D'etat of 1960
• Ethiopian Revolution of 1974
• Derg Regime
• Mengistu's Ascent
• Radical Civilian Parties: White and Red Terror
• Guerrilla Challenge
• Land to the Tiller and Mass Organizations
• Ethiopian Workers' Party and Marxist Political Structure
• Clout of Political Cadres
• Rise of the EPLF and TPLF
• End of the Derg and the Beginning of a New Era
• 3. Government and Politics
• Rise of the Ruling EPRDF
• Governing Team
• Ethnic Federalism
• Constitution and the Federal Structure
• Democratization and Contemporary Ethiopian Politics
• 2005 and 2010 Elections
• Regional Governments
• Autonomous Urban Administrative Regions
• Political Parties
• Ethiopian Foreign Policy
• Ethiopia and Somalia
• Eritrea and Ethiopia: From War to War
• 4. Economy
• Economic Overview
• Historical Background of the Ethiopian Economy
• Sectoral Look at the Ethiopian Economy
• Agriculture
• Mining
• Industry
• Tourism
• Labor
• Finance
• Prime Minister Meles Zenawi's Report on the Economy
• 5. Society
• Religion and Thought
• Pre-Monotheistic Ethiopia
• Ethiopia and the Greek Connection
• Ethiopia and the Judaic Connection
• Beta-Israel
• Christianity as the Official Religion of the Ethiopian Realm
• Ethiopian Orthodox as the Protector of South Arabian Christians
• Tewahedo Christianity during the Zagwe Dynasty
• Episode of Prester John
• Ethiopian Christianity and the Solomonian Dynasty
• Ethiopian Orthodox Sects
• Autocephaly
• Catholicism in Ethiopia
• Protestantism
• Ecumenism
• Ethiopia's Place in the Division between Eastern and Western Churches Today
• Islam in Ethiopia
• Rise of Powerful Regional Muslim States
• Ahmed Gragn's Conquests
• Zara Yaqob and Ethiopian Philosophy in Hatata
• Social Classes and Ethnicity
• Feudal Power Structure
• Class Structure under Feudalism
• Traditional Political Elite
• Social Class and Reform
• Haile Selassie and the Western-Educated Elite
• New Social Class that Emerged under Haile Selassie's Modernizing Feudalism
• Class in Embryo
• Adirbays
• Quiescent Rebel
• Die-Hard Revolutionaries
• New Class (Post-1991)
• Ethnicity and Language
• Southern Peoples and Nationalities
• Observable Realities about Ethnicity in Ethiopia
• Women and Marriage
• Organization of Ethiopian Women
• Education
• Traditional Education
• Western Education from 1905 to the End of the Derg Era
• Preprimary and Primary Education
• Academic Secondary Schools
• Higher Education
• Educational Research
• Educational Administration and Finance
• Nonformal Education
• Western Education since the EPRDF Assent to Power in 1991
• 6. Culture
• Language
• Language Policy
• Ethiopic Alphabet
• Meeting People
• Family
• Hospitality and Food
• Clothing
• Time
• Tours
• Useful Phrases
• Everyday Useful Words
• Numbers
• Days of the Week
• Festivals
• Words and Phrases in Tigrigna
• Words and Phrases in the Oromo Language
• Days of the Week in Afaan Oromo
• Numbers in Afaan Oromo
• Etiquette
• Greetings
• General Rules of Ethiopian Etiquette
• Business Etiquette in Ethiopia
• Literature
• Historical Literature
• Ge'ez Literature (Religious)
• Amharic Literature (Secular)
• Art, Architecture, and Craft
• Ethiopian Crosses and Other Paraphernalia
• Crowns of Ethiopian Emperors
• -Axum
• Music
• Food
• Teff-Injera
• Berbere
• Neter Qebe
• Doro Wat
• Zilzil Alecha
• Veggie Recipes
• Coffee Ceremony
• Sports and Leisure
• Camping in Ethiopia: A Truly Great Outdoors
• Greater Kudu
• Conventional Sporting
• Soccer in Ethiopia
• Track and Field
• Other Sports
• Popular Culture
• Pop Music
• Dance
• Theater
• Film
• 7. Contemporary Issues
• Democratization
• Ethnicity and Ethnic Federalism
• Religious Conflict
• Human Rights
• Civil War
• Terrorism
• Drought and Food Security
• Population Explosion and Family Planning
• Gender Issues and Female Circumcision
• Sex Work
• HIV/AIDS
• Trafficking
• Health
• Water
• Prison and Detention Center Conditions
• Capital Punishment
• Urban Sprawl and Street Children
• Adoption.

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Author/Creator:

Milkias, Paulos

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Ethiopia [by Milkias, P.]

Related Series:

Africa in focus

Subjects:

Ethiopia — History

Ethiopia — Politics and government

Ethiopia — Economic conditions

Ethiopia — Social life and customs

Politics and government

Economic conditions

Manners and customs

Ethiopia

Genres:

History

General Notes:

Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. Available via World Wide Web.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

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Call Numbers:

DT381 .M63 2011eb

ISBNs:

1598842587 (electronic bk.)
9781598842586 (electronic bk.)

OCLC Numbers:

728097838

Other Control Numbers:

EBC689244 (source: MiAaPQ)