Since its foundation in the nineteenth century and driven by internal migration from within Ethiopia, Addis Ababa has been a hub of Ethiopia's economic and social life. This detailed study of the migration phenomenon explores all the dimensions of the urbanization process, from land tenure issues, to ethno-linguistic dynamics. Index, bib, gloss, 279pp, USA. RED SEA PRESS.

Now available in paperback. An epic, true story of aristocratic Italian cavalry officer, Amedeo Guillet, and his Ethiopian companion, Khadija, who fought a rearguard guerilla struggle against British forces during the Second World War. Ilustrated with b/w photographs. index, maps, 333pp, UK. HARPERCOLLINS, 0006552471

2002 Paperback

Definitive work on the diplomatic history of Ethiopia in the last quarter of the Nineteenth Century, a crucial period when the fate of Ethiopia was in the balance. Menilek, combining diplomatic and military initiatives, not only ensured that Ethiopia remained independent but also expanded its territory to unprecedented limits. The book is based on a critical reading of the secondary literature as well as an exhaustive and analytical use of all the pertinent archival sources, the memoirs and biographies of the principal European characters, and Ethiopian chronicles, biographies and other primary sources. BNS, 688pp, GERMANY. HARRASSOWITZ VERLAG.

Constructs the narrative of the Ethiopian-Caribbean ties with three interwoven themes in mind: pan-African nationalism, repatriation, and cultural cross-fertilisation. Central in all this is the evocative role of Ethiopian symbolism in the shaping of a pan-black consciousness. The overall unitary thesis is that contemporary Ethiopian- Caribbean relation is deeper than a mere psychological preoccupation. Both societies continue to impact on each other through migration, religion, secular culture, and particularly through Rastafarian culture. Index, bib, apps, 277pp, USA. AFRICA WORLD PRESS.

Focusing on the economic policy and practice of Italy during its six year occupation of Ethiopia, Haile M Larebo explores the way in which the occupiers tried to turn their prize to the economic advantage of metropolitan Italy. Based on an impressive range of documentary material, this is perhaps the first archive based monograph directed to any aspect of land tenure and agricul-tural modernisation in the 20th century. Essential reading for Ethiopianists and students of land policy or comparative colonialism. Index, bib, gloss, 350pp, USA. AFRICA WORLD PRESS.

Facsimile reproductions of Ethiopian diplomatic documents and court correspondence with English translations. 263pp, USA. NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY PRESS.

Now in paperback. Drawing on archaeological, historical and anthropological evidence the author looks at Ethiopia's culture, society and history. Illustrated with b/w maps, images and photographs. Index, notes, bib, xx, 299pp, UK. BLACKWELL, 0631224939

A historical investigative account of the expanding borders of Ethiopia, dealing with contentious areas such as Barh Nagash, Ifat, Adal, Fatagar, Dawaro and Bali. Illustrated with b/w maps and historical images. Index, bib, notes, xii, 489pp, USA. RED SEA PRESS, 0932415199

Chronicles Henze's travels to Ethiopia in the 1977 and 1978 as an emissary of President Carter, and on 7 subsequent visits to the country as a senior researcher at the Smithsonian Institute, and his efforts to establish a constructive US-Ethiopian relationship. Index, b/w photos, 302pp, ETHIOPIA. SHAMA BOOKS.

Brian Fraser Macdona, a banker in East Africa from 1929 to 1948, witnessed some of the most important turning points in Ethiopia's history and that of the Second World War. His recently discovered memoirs describe his life overseeing a network of 19 banks in Uganda, Kenya and Tanganyika, and his extensive trips to Ethiopia and Eritrea in 1942, as Barclays Bank developed their banking policies in response to the war. Frederic A. Sharf and Richard Pankhurst provide the background to the memoirs, annotations and commentary. Bib, app, b/w illus, map, 235pp, USA. TSEHAI PUBLISHERS, 0974819824

Account of Ethiopia's diplomatic history by a career diplomat and academic. Bib, app, notes, 187pp, ETHIOPIA. SHAMA BOOKS.

A historical survey of human rights throughout Ethiopia surveying the conflict in and against Eritrea, state response to famine and insurgency and reaction in other areas of the country. The Mengistu government and the Red Terror is discussed in particular. Notes, maps, vii, 386pp, UK. AFRICA WATCH/HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH, 1564320383

1991 Paperback

Tells the extraordinary story of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) revolution, from its beginning in February 1975 by a handful of students, its expansion into the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) coalition, and their victory in May 1991 over the Soviet backed military dictatorship of Mengistu Haile Mariam. Gloss, maps, notes, index, xxii, 456pp, USA. RED SEA PRESS, 1569020876

The complete story of the dramatic Israeli rescue of thousands of Ethiopian Jews. BNS, 232pp, USA. GREENWOOD PRESS, 0275970000

A historical classic describing the early sixteenth century jihad in Ethiopia. The author was an eyewitness of several battles described and his account is an important contribution to the history of the region. Index, bib, notes, xxiii, 428pp, USA. TSEHAI PUBLISHERS.

The city of Gondar served as a permanent seat of government in Ethiopia for about four centuries, during which time the city witnessed the evolution of various quarters such as Ichage Bet, Abun Bet, Kayla Meda, Islam Bet and Digaye. While some of these quarters pre-date the city itself, others are new additions that are related to the Italian occupation of Ethiopia, 1935-1940. This book is of the saga of Gondar: its quarters tell stories of its socio-economic and cultural operations; about its Judaio-Christian and Islamic population and of its glorious past, its decadence and decay. Index, apps, bib, b/w illus, 298pp, USA. AFRICA WORLD PRESS.

Introduction to the history of Ethiopia from the classical era through to the modern age. Explores Ethiopia's efforts at charting an independent course in the face of imperialism, World War II, the Cold War and international economic reforms with a focus on the gap between the state's modernization reforms and the citizenry's aspirations of modernity. Index, bib, 219pp, USA. HEINEMANN USA.

A history of the Ethiopian nation focusing on the Oromo. Index, 93pp, USA. AFRICAN SUN PUBLISHING, 1883701007

An anthropological analysis of the former Maale Kingdom of southern Ethiopia and their unusual system of social domination. The author compares the Maale King-dom to modern capitalist societies and in doing so re interprets Marxist approaches to history and culture. Index, bib, app, b/w illus, 240pp, USA. CALIFORNIA U P, 0520213378

A second edition of what many consider to be the best modern history of Ethiopia, now including a new chapter on the fall of the Derg ['Marxist'] government. It illuminates the background to contemporary Ethiopian political and social developments and should be required reading for those who have taken up Ethiopian issues. '...gaping void now filled with distinction' Christopher Clapham. Bib, b/w ill, maps, refs, index, xix, 300pp, UK. JAMES CURREY PUBLISHERS, 0852557868

A concise history first published in 1994. For this updated 2nd edition the author has written a new preface, an epilogue, and two new chapters that detail the development and implications of Ethiopia as a federal state and its war with Eritrea. 40 b/w ill, 9 maps, index, bib, glossary, notes, 316pp, USA. CALIFORNIA U P, 0520224795

This book is the first English-language overview of the history of Ethiopian law and describes the main features of its unique development on the basis of indigenous customary law and Roman-Byzantine law traditions. It focuses on processes of codification of laws and modernization of the judicial system, undertaken in the reign of Emperor Haile Sellassie (1930-1974), and on matters of procedural and court justice. Throughout the book, topics and domains for further research are identified. gloss, notes, refs, index, ix, 315pp, GERMANY. LIT VERLAG.

2000 3825847764 Paperback

An analysis of western images of Ethiopia and how they were constructed. Index, bib, xii, 216pp, USA. RUTGERS UNIVERSITY PRESS.

A study of the history and organisation of Jimma under its most powerful ruler, Abba Jifar II. 156pp, bib, refs, index, b&w photos. USA. RED SEA PRESS.

Archaeological evidence of man's long occupation of what is now Ethiopia is followed by an account of the nascent state's expansion southward during medieval times, its resistance to Muslim invasion and its defence of its independence during the European scramble for Africa. The book is concerned not only with kings, princes and politicians. It also includes insights on daily life, art, architecture, religion, culture, customs and the observations of travellers, and is enlivened by the personal reminiscences of Ethiopians. 20 b/w illus, maps, xxiv, 320pp, UK. HURST.

The letters and reports of Major Drummond Pearson collected in this volume provide a picture of the complicated position occupied by Abyssinia during a crucial period in north eastern African and world politics. The letters are integrated with official Foreign Office communications in order to provide the reader with a complete context. Includes commentary and annotations by Richard Pankhurst. Illustrated with b/w photographs. Index, bib, notes, x, 251pp, USA. TSEHAI PUBLISHERS, 0974819808

2000 Paperback

Focuses on the peasantry and landless, impoverished class of people called the 'zega' in Eastern Gojjam to outline a social history of Ethiopia, from the Eighteenth Century to the emergence of modern Ethiopia. Provides insights into the nature of the rural society and issues of land rights and ownership in Eastern Gojjan, shedding historical light on how best to encourage efficient rural development, break with a history of economic stagnation and underdevelopment, and entrench food security in the present age. 222pp, ETHIOPIA. FORUM FOR SOCIAL STUDIES.

A new history of one of the most mysterious civilisations in Africa, Great Zimbabwe. Using scientific and archaeological evidence the author demonstrates the links between Zimbabwe and Ancient Egypt, the significance of the gold mines to the legendary King Solomon and the similarities between the Queen of Sheba's temples in Yemen with those of Great Zimbabwe. Index, b/w illus, xv, bib, 256pp, UK. SUTTON PUBLISHING, 0750930330

An interpretation of Ethiopian history and society with a focus on concepts of geber (class or caste), religion, civilization, and the inheritance from Aksum. Index, bib, notes, xxvii, 246pp, USA. RED SEA PRESS, 1569020019

Based on extensive fieldwork in Ethiopia this book provides a cultural history of the Ethiopian revolution that highlights the role of modernist ideas. With the help of post structuralist insights and theories of narrative, Donham locates a recurrent dialogue among modernist Marxism, local Maale traditionalisms, and antimodernist, evangelical Christianity. B/w illus, notes, bib, index, xxvi, 236pp, UK. JAMES CURREY PUBLISHERS.

Traces the cultural and political history of the Oromo, their colonisation and incorporation into the modern state of Ethiopia and the racialised/ethnicised capitalist world system. It argues that state terrorism, genocide and gross human rights violations from the Tigrayan-led Ethiopian government has increased Oromian commitment to determine their destiny as a nation. Focusing on the development of the class and nation-class contradictions manifested in the continuing crisis of the Ethiopian state, Jalata examines why the reorganisation of that state in the 1970s and again in the 1990s failed to change the nature of Ethiopian colonialism. Index, bib, 291pp, USA. RED SEA PRESS.

A brief account of the culture and history of the Oromo, based on interviews with elderly people. The book focuses on past and present developments in the Oromo society in the Horn before and after they were colonized. Illus. 355pp. UK. GIZAW W'YOHANNES,.

2001 0953289311 Paperback

The unusual life of an early British explorer whose long travels through Ethiopia and East Africa laid the foundations for Victorian exploration. Index, bib, xiv, 290pp, UK. HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS, 0006387403

2000 Paperback

New in paperback. A history of the successful struggle by the Tigray People's Liberation Front, one of the many insurrection forces to emerge following the transition in Ethiopia from monarchy to military dictatorship. The study is based largely on interviews with the peasants who formed the core of the movement. Notes, bib, index, 288pp, UK. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS.

Ethiopia maintained its political independence through war at the end of the nineteenth century. Menilek II tried to chart the country's own pattern of modernization and engagement with the West by sending Ethiopians to study in Europe and America. These pioneering intellectuals laid the foundations of a new literature and political philosophy in Ethiopia, not just as the servants of the State, but also as its critics. Decimated by Italian massacres in the 1930s, the surviving intellectuals formed the nucleus of the new post-war administration of Ethiopia. This is the first collective biography in any language of this remarkable group of men and women, written by one of Ethiopia's leading historians. 228pp, 20 photos, bib., index, UK. JAMES CURREY PUBLISHERS, 0852554524

The story of the British expedition to Ethiopia of 1867, its background and some of its consequences. As much a history of Britain as of Ethiopia, it tells of Theodore II's reforms and of his eventual suicide following Napier's expedition. 208pp, UK. BELLEW.

Complete English translation of the Kebra Negast. The principle theme is the descent of the Kings of Ethiopia from the union of Solomon, King of Israel, and the Queen of Sheba. BNS, 32 ill, 350pp, UK. KEGAN PAUL.

A chronological biography of a major 19th century Ethiopian politician and warrior, who helped lead the struggle against Italian aggression. Based on original research. Index, maps, bib, gloss, refs, 238pp, USA. RED SEA PRESS, 1569020299

Paperback edition of a well received hardback. CONTENTS: I THE MAKING OF AN IMPERIAL STATE Old Abyssinia & the new Ethiopian empire: themes in social history by Donald Donham - II RENEGOTIATING POWER & AUTHORITY Nekemte & Addis Ababa: dilemmas of provincial rule by Alessandro Triulzi - From ritual kings to Ethiopian landlords in Maale by Donald Donham - Institutionalizing a fringe periphery: Dassanetch-Amhara relations by Uri Almagor III REORIENTING KINSHIP & IDENTITY Lifelines: exchange marriage among the Gumuz by Wendy James - A problem of domination at the periphery: the Kwegu & the Mursi by David Turton IV EXPANDING TRIBUTE & TRADE Coffee in centre-periphery relations: Gedeo in the early 20th century by Charles W. McClellan - Vicious cycles: ivory, slaves & arms on the new Maji frontier by Peter P. Garretson - On the Nilotic frontier: imperial Ethiopia in the southern Sudan, 1898-1936 by Douglas H. Johnson - Epilogue by Wendy James - Select bibliography. 308pp, 11 photos, 12 maps, 3 figs, 5 tables, UK. JAMES CURREY PUBLISHERS, 0852557949