Ethiopia and the United States : history, diplomacy, and analysis / Getachew Metaferia.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Getachew Metaferia.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--Foreign relations--Ethiopia.

United States.

Ethiopia--Foreign relations--United States.

Ethiopia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (232 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Algora Pub., c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Explaining the issues and what is at stake in the current turmoil between Ethiopia and her neighbors, including Somalia, this informative and authoritative study presents the history of diplomatic relations and shifting alliances between the United States and Ethiopia in the context of Cold War politics, the roles of the Ethiopian Jews, and the Ethiopian diaspora in the West.

Contents:

Acronyms; Glossary; Preface; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Ethiopia and the World: A Historical Perspective; Chapter 3. United States Contact with Ethiopia (1903-1919); Chapter 4. Concerns between Ethiopia and the US (1919-1936); Chapter 5. The Italian Invasion of Ethiopia (1936-1941) and The US Response; Chapter 6. US and Ethiopia under Emperor Haile Selassie; Chapter 7. US Contributions under Emperor Haile Selassie; Chapter 8. Ethiopia-US Relations during the Military Regime; Chapter 9. Ethiopia-US Relations: The Post Military Regime (1991-2008)

Chapter 10. The Secession of Eritrea (1993) and US InvolvementChapter 11. Ethiopia as a Regional Gatekeeper; Chapter 12. Questioning the US Role in Current Economic and Political Developments; Chapter 13. The Ethiopian Diaspora in the US; Chapter 14. Ethiopia, the US, and the HOA: A Triangular Relationship; Chapter 15. Summary and Conclusion; Appendix I. Ethio-US Treaty 1903; Appendix II. The First American Party to Ethiopia, 1903; Appendix III. Proclamations, 1910.; Appendix IV. Treaty - Ethiopian Empire. June 27, 1914.; Appendix V. United States Consul Generals and Ambassadors to Ethiopia

Appendix VI. Ethiopian Ambassadors to the United StatesAppendix VII. H.R. 2003 RFS; Appendix VIII. Chronology of Ethiopian International relations; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-87586-647-6

OCLC:

457042687