ISBN:
1-56902-010-8
,
1-569-02009-4
Language:
English
Pages:
[xiii], 298 Seiten
,
Karten
Keywords:
Äthiopien Geschichte
;
Biographie
;
König
;
Kolonialismus
;
Imperialismus
;
Vertrag
;
Italien
;
Frankreich
;
Großbritannien
;
Unabhängigkeitskampf
;
Kriegsführung
;
Modernisierung
;
Menilek II., Äthiopien, Kaiser [Leben und Werk]
;
Iyasu, Äthiopien, Kaiser [Leben und Werk]
Abstract:
Of all the major African countries, only Ethiopia successfully defeated late 19th century imperialism. To a considerable extent this was due to the political amd military genius of Menelik II. This study of the emperor's long reign helps to explain Ethiopia's survival, and it also reveals Menelik as the man who earned his position through programs of expansion and modernization which led to the creation of the modern Ethiopian State. This volume is the most substantial contribution so far to an inexplicably long-neglected aspect of African history.
Description / Table of Contents:
List of Maps; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. The First Twenty-two Years:1844-1866; 2. The Preliminary Struggle for Power: 1866-1878; 3. Commerce and Conquest: 1878-1885; 4. Yohannes IV, the Italians, and Menelik: 1885-1889; 5. Italy, Ally and Adversary: 1889-1891; 6. The Politics and Strategy of Anti-Imperialism: 1891-1896; 7. The Apogee of Power: 1896-1906; 8. Life, Death, and Succession: 1906-1910; 9. The Abortive Reign of Lij Iyasu: 1910-1916; Appendix; Bibliography; Index
Note:
Originally published: Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1975. Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 283-291
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