The Other Abyssinians: The Northern Oromo and the Creation of Modern Ethiopia, 1855-1913

by Brian Yates and Brian J. Yates

Reframes the story of modern Ethiopia around the contributions of the Oromo people and the culturally fluid union of communities that shaped the nation's politics and society.

Although the Oromo are the largest ethnic group in Ethiopia, their history has been distorted in order to buttress twentieth-century notions of a homogeneous Ethiopian state. The Other Abyssinians tells the story of the Oromo people's contribution to modern Ethiopia,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1580469809
• ISBN13: 9781580469807
• Release Date: January 2020
• Publisher: University of Rochester Press
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"