ISBN:
0-932415-94-6
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0-932415-95-4
Language:
English
Pages:
xviii, 253 Seiten
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Karten
Keywords:
Äthiopien Geschichte
;
Oromo
;
Ethnie, Afrika
;
Borana
;
Kafa
Abstract:
The Oromo, who constitute nearly half the population of Ethiopia, are the largest single national group in the Horn of Africa. For political reasons they have been denied a history, but this study establishes that they were indigenous to Ethiopia with a culture, religion and political institutions.
Description / Table of Contents:
Oromo glossary; List of maps; Preface; Standardization of the spelling of Ethiopian names in this study; Introduction; 1. The migration of pastoral Oromo to the southwestern parts of Ethiopia and their settlement in the Gibe region from 1570 to 1600; 2. Ennarya and the Sadacha 1600-1710; 3. The Gibe states from c. 1800 to the 1860s; 4. The economic foundation of the Gibe states: agriculture and industry; 5. Trade and the spread of Islam in the Gibe region; 6. The era of Abba Bagibo in the politics of the Gibe regio 1825-1861; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Note:
Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 234-245; Originally published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1990
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Dissertation, University of London, 1983
