Understanding contemporary Ethiopia / Gérard Prunier, Éloi Ficquet (editors).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Prunier, Gérard, editor.

Ficquet, Éloi, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Malas Zénāwi, 1955-2012--Influence.

Malas Zénāwi.

Malas Zénāwi, 1955-2012.

Religion.

Economic policy.

Ethiopia--History--1991-.

Ethiopia.

History.

Ethiopia--Politics and government--1991-.

Politics and government.

Ethiopia--Economic policy.

Ethiopia--Religion.

Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.).

Genre:

History.

Aufsatzsammlung.

Physical Description:

xv, 521 pages : maps ; 22 cm

Other Title:

Subtitle on cover: Monarchy, revolution and the legacy of Meles Zenawi

Place of Publication:

London : Hurst & Company, 2015.

Summary:

"Seeks to dispel the myths and clichés surrounding contemporary perceptions of Ethiopia by providing a rare overview of the country's recent history, politics and culture. Explores the unique features of this often misrepresented country as it strives to make itself heard in the modern world"-- Publisher description.

Contents:

Ethiopians in the Twenty-First Century: The Structure and Transformation of the Population / Éloi Ficquet and Dereje Feyissa

The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (EOTC) and the Challenges of Modernity / Stéphane Ancel and Éloi Ficquet

The Ethiopian Muslims: Historical Processes and Ongoing Controversies / Éloi Ficquet

Go Pente! The Charismatic Renewal of the Evangelical Movement in Ethiopia / Emanuele Fantini

From Pan-Africanism to Rastafari: African American and Caribbean 'Returns' to Ethiopia / Giulia Bonacci

Monarchical Restoration and Territorial Expansion: The Ethiopian State in the Second Half of the Nineteenth Century / Shiferaw Bekele

The Era of Haile Selassie / Christopher Clapham

The Ethiopian Revolution and the Derg Regime / Gérard Prunier

The Eritrean Question / Gérard Prunier

The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) / Medhane Tadesse

Federalism, Revolutionary Democracy and the Developmental State, 1991-2012 / Sarah Vaughan

Elections and Politics in Ethiopia, 2005-2010 / Patrick Gilkes

Making Sense of Ethiopia's Regional Influence / Medhane Tadesse

The Ethiopian Economy: The Developmental State vs. the Free Market / René Lefort

Addis Ababa and the Urban Renewal in Ethiopia / Perrine Duroyaume

The Meles Zenawi Era: From Revolutionary Marxism to State Developmentalism / Gérard Prunier.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781849042611

1849042616

OCLC:

810950153

Publisher Number:

YBP7593774