The Ethiopians
A History
Peoples of Africa
1. Auflage Dezember 2000
320 Seiten, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
ISBN:
978-0-631-22493-8
John Wiley & Sons
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The book opens with a review of Ethiopian prehistory, showing how the Ethiopian section of the African Rift Valley has come to be seen as the "cradle of humanity".
List of Plates.
List of Maps.
Series Editor's Preface.
Table of Dates.
Maps.
1. Prehistory and Geography.
2. Punt, Pharaohs and Ptolemies, the Aksumite Kingdom, and the
Coming of Christianity.
3. The Zagwé Dynasty, Lalibala Churches, and Solomonic
'Restoration'.
4. Life in the Middle Ages, Contacts with Muslim Neighbours and
Far-off Christians.
5. Ahmad ibn Ibrahim, Oromo Migration, and Ottoman Seizure of
Massawa.
6. The Move of Capital North-West, and the Roman Catholic
Interlude.
7. The Rise and Fall of Gondar.
8. The Early Nineteenth-Century, and the Advent of Téwodros
II.
9. Yohannes, Menilek, and the European Powers.
10. Beginnings of Modernisation, Menilek, Iyasu, Zawditu, and
Haile Sellassie.
11. Invasion, Occupation, and Liberation.
12. Restoration and Revolution.
Bibliography.
Index.
List of Maps.
Series Editor's Preface.
Table of Dates.
Maps.
1. Prehistory and Geography.
2. Punt, Pharaohs and Ptolemies, the Aksumite Kingdom, and the
Coming of Christianity.
3. The Zagwé Dynasty, Lalibala Churches, and Solomonic
'Restoration'.
4. Life in the Middle Ages, Contacts with Muslim Neighbours and
Far-off Christians.
5. Ahmad ibn Ibrahim, Oromo Migration, and Ottoman Seizure of
Massawa.
6. The Move of Capital North-West, and the Roman Catholic
Interlude.
7. The Rise and Fall of Gondar.
8. The Early Nineteenth-Century, and the Advent of Téwodros
II.
9. Yohannes, Menilek, and the European Powers.
10. Beginnings of Modernisation, Menilek, Iyasu, Zawditu, and
Haile Sellassie.
11. Invasion, Occupation, and Liberation.
12. Restoration and Revolution.
Bibliography.
Index.
"Clear, balanced and well informed, drawing on the latest sources
to valuable effect, especially in references to archaeological
work." Times Literary Supplement
"Richard Pankhurst's contribution to The Peoples of
Africa series will be a useful tool for students and general
readers who are new to Ethiopian history." Bulletin of the
School of Oriental and African Studies
"The Ethiopians makes an excellent introduction to the
fascinating past of Ethiopia." Danny Yee's Book Reviews -
For the full text of this review please visit:
http://dannyreviews.com/h/Ethiopians.html
"... excellent, based on current scholarship, factual and
replete with the type of generalizations necessary for a good
tertiary study." Journal of African History
to valuable effect, especially in references to archaeological
work." Times Literary Supplement
"Richard Pankhurst's contribution to The Peoples of
Africa series will be a useful tool for students and general
readers who are new to Ethiopian history." Bulletin of the
School of Oriental and African Studies
"The Ethiopians makes an excellent introduction to the
fascinating past of Ethiopia." Danny Yee's Book Reviews -
For the full text of this review please visit:
http://dannyreviews.com/h/Ethiopians.html
"... excellent, based on current scholarship, factual and
replete with the type of generalizations necessary for a good
tertiary study." Journal of African History
Richard Pankhurst who has lived in Ethiopia for over thirty years, is Professor at the Institute of Ethiopian Studies, Addis Ababa. His most recent books include A History of Ethiopian Towns from the Middle Ages to the Early Nineteenth Century (1982) and A Social History of Ethiopia (1990), and History of the Ethiopian Borderlands: Essays in Regional History (1997).