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An historical overview of Ethiopia's transformation from a multicultural empire into a modern nation state. Provides the gist of one scholar's knowledge of this country acquired over several decades. The author of numerous works on Ethiopia, Markakis presents here an overarching, concise historical profile of a momentous effort to integrate a multicultural empire into a modern nation state. The concept of nation state formation provides the analytical framework within which this process unfolds and the changes of direction it takes under different regimes, as well as a standard for assessing its progress and shortcomings at each stage. Over a century old, the process is still far from completion and its ultimate success is far from certain. In the author's view, there are two major obstacles that need to be overcome, two frontiers that need to be crossed to reach the desired goal. The first is the monopoly of power inherited from the empire builders and zealously guarded ever since by a ruling class of Abyssinian origin. The descendants of the people subjugated by the empire builders remain excluded from power, a handicap that breeds political instability and violent conflict. The second frontier is the arid lowlands on the margins of the state, where the process of integration has not yet reached, and where resistance to it is greatest. Until this frontier is crossed, the Ethiopian state will not have the secure borders that a mature nation state requires. John Markakis is a political historian who has devoted a professional lifetime to the study of Ethiopia and its neighbours in the Horn of Africa. He has published several books and many articles on this area.



Table of Contents:
Introduction - Part I The Lowland Periphery High and Low Land: A Study in Contrast Afar & Somali Borana, South Omo, Gambella & Beni Shangul Gumuz - Part II Building the State: The Imperial Model Winning an Empire Building the Imperial State: 1916-1974 Imperial Rule in the Periphery - Part III Rebuilding the State: The Socialist Model The 1974 Revolution Building the Socialist State: 1974-1991 The Socialist State in the Periphery - PART IV Rebuilding the State: The Federal Model Building the Federal State: 1991-1995 Ruling the Federal State : 1995-2010 - Part V The Federal State in the Periphery The Highland Periphery & the Lowland Afar The Somali Borana, South Omo, Gambella & Beni Shangul Gumuz Conclusion

Review :
Essential reading. A magisterial work that synthesizes a half-century's research. ... Historians, political scientists, social anthropologists, and policy makers will find this book enlightening and useful. Reflects Markakis's immense knowledge and passion for Ethiopia. . Readers will find much worth in this expansive and original study. Precisely because of the debates it will spark, it is vitally important that people who are engaged with Ethiopia, both Ethiopians and international aid workers, diplomats and others, read and discuss it. Worthwhile reading and certainly one of the best explanations of the present situation in Ethiopia published so far. It is a must read for those interested in Ethiopia and, indeed, the Horn of Africa. Essential reading for all who want to understand how the Ethiopian empire arrived at its present configuration.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781847010742
  • Publisher: James Currey
  • Publisher Imprint: James Currey
  • Height: 216 mm
  • No of Pages: 399
  • Series Title: Eastern Africa Series
  • Weight: 512 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1847010741
  • Publisher Date: 15 Aug 2013
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: The Last Two Frontiers
  • Width: 138 mm


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