Remapping Ethiopia: Socialism and After

Author:   Wendy James ,  Professor Donald L Donham (Royalty Account) ,  Professor Donald L Donham (Royalty Account) ,  Eisei Kurimoto and Alessandro Triulzi
Publisher:   James Currey
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Pages:   320
Publication Date:   01 May 2002
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Author:   Wendy James ,  Professor Donald L Donham (Royalty Account) ,  Professor Donald L Donham (Royalty Account) ,  Eisei Kurimoto and Alessandro Triulzi
Publisher:   James Currey
Imprint:   James Currey
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.424kg
ISBN:  

9780852554555


ISBN 10:   0852554559
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   01 May 2002
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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"Part 1 The political framework: controlling space in Ethiopia, Christopher Clapham. Part 2 Looking back on projects of the socialist state, 1974-91: evading the revolutionary state - the Hor of the far South, Tadesse Wolde; memory and the humiliation of men - the revolution in Aari, Alexander Nary; close yet far - northern Shewa under the Derg, Ahmed Hassan Omer; garrison towns and the control of space in revolutionary Tigray, Jenny Hammond; modernist dreams and human suffering - villagization among the Guji Oromo, Taddessse Berisso; surviving resettlement in Wellegga - the Qeto experience, Alula Pankhurst. Part 3 The promise of 1991 - re-shaping the future and the past: paradoxes of power and culture in an old periphery -Surma, 1974-98, Jon Abbink; political visibility and automatic rifles - the Muguji in the 1990s, Hiroshi Matsude; Evangelical Christianity and ethnic consciousness in Majangir, Ren'ya Sato; capturing a local elite - the Konso honeymoon, Elizabeth Watson; fear and anger - female versus male narratives among the Anywaa, Eisei Kurimoto; imperial nostalgia - Christian restoration and civic decay in Gondar, Cressida Miller. Part 4 ""Ethiopia"" from the outside: no place to hide - flag-waving on the western border, Wendy James; battling with the past - new frameworks for Ethiopian historiography, Alessandro Triulzi."

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'While seemingly of interest only to Ethiopianists, the chapters raise fascinating questions concerning interpretations of centre-periphery relations, the practical effects of revolutions, changing ethnic identities and roles of local leadership, and the need for new thinking and frameworks for the history of one of Africa's oldest yet not so old countries.' - B. Harris in Choice 'This stimulating volume is a worthy sequel to James's and Donham's Southern Marches of [Imperial] Ethiopia, published almost two decades ago, which carried its pioneering study of centre-periphery relations within the Ethiopian empire up to Haile Selassie's overthrow in 1974...It is impressive in depth as well as in breadth, and must be considered essential reading for anyone concerned with contemporary Ethiopia as well as, to some extent, the wider region. The dissection of Ethiopia for the purposes of closer examination, the remapping of Ethiopian political, social, ethnic and indeed geographical realities, is an exercise which is absolutely necessary - and this is a necessary book - if we are to arrive at a better understanding of what Ethiopia is...Remapping Ethiopia must proceed immediately onto the reading lists of courses dealing with contemporary north-eastern Africa in universities everywhere, and may be profitably utilized as a signpost for new directions in research across the region.' - Richard Reid in African Affairs '...the editors are to be commended for their work in bringing these essays together. Serious scholars will find much to challenge them and to ponder.' - Charles W. Mcclellan in Journal of African History 'am extremely valuable contribution to the study of the history, politics, and the society of modern Ethiopia.' - Vladimir Shubin in H-NET Reviews 'Remapping Ethiopia is the sequel to The southern marches of imperial Ethiopia: essays in social anthropology and history,an influential collection of essays examining the relation between the central state and peripheral communities in twentieth-century imperial Ethiopia. The original book, edited by Donham and James in 1986, was path-breaking because it combined insights from anthropologists and historians, and presented an alternative view of imperial state-building from the perspective of the marginal peoples of the southern periphery...Remapping Ethiopia continues the story form where The southern marches leaves off, presenting case studies of how a variety of local communities have experienced these changes in the state-building project under first the socialist government of the Derg (1974-1991) and then the ethnic federalist government of the EPRDF (1991 onwards). ...Remapping Ethiopia brings together some of the finest examples of politically nuanced ethnography of post-revolution Ethiopia. ...the overall collection is a gem.' - Dena Freeman in JRAI 'Remapping Ethiopia, and the fifteen wide-ranging local case studies it presents, detail the sudden increase in the capacity and will of the state under the Derg and emphasize the full force of modernity that the revolution brought to bear on the countryside. These are all valuable and much needed contributions, situating the Ethiopian revolution in local contexts away from the high political rhetoric of the centre. ...the Remapping collection is a vital, welcome and wide-ranging contribution to the study of modern and contemporary Ethiopia.' - Cedric Barnes in African Affairs


While seemingly of interest only to Ethiopianists, the chapters raise fascinating questions concerning interpretations of centre-periphery relations, the practical effects of revolutions, changing ethnic identities and roles of local leadership, and the need for new thinking and frameworks for the history of one of Africa's oldest yet not so old countries. - B. Harris in CHOICE This stimulating volume is a worthy sequel to James's and Donham's Southern Marches of (Imperial) Ethiopia, published almost two decades ago, which carried its pioneering study of centre-periphery relations within the Ethiopian empire up to Haile Selassie's overthrow in 1974 ... . It is impressive in depth as well as in breadth, and must be considered essential reading for anyone concerned with contemporary Ethiopia as well as, to some extent, the wider region. The dissection of Ethiopia for the purposes of closer examination, the remapping of Ethiopian political, social, ethnic and indeed geographical realities, is an exercise which is absolutely necessary - and this is a necessary book - if we are to arrive at a better understanding of what Ethiopia is ... Remapping Ethiopia must proceed immediately onto the reading lists of courses dealing with contemporary north-eastern Africa in universities everywhere, and may be profitably utilized as a signpost for new directions in research across the region. - Richard Reid in AFRICAN AFFAIRS ...the editors are to be commended for their work in bringing these essays together. Serious scholars will find much to challenge them and to ponder. - Charles W. Mcclellan in JOURNAL OF AFRICAN HISTORY ... an extremely valuable contribution to the study of the history, politics, and the society of modern Ethiopia. - Vladimir Shubin in H-NET REVIEWS


While seemingly of interest only to Ethiopianists, the chapters raise fascinating questions concerning interpretations of centre-periphery relations, the practical effects of revolutions, changing ethnic identities and roles of local leadership, and the need for new thinking and frameworks for the history of one of Africa's oldest yet not so old countries. - B. Harris in CHOICE This stimulating volume is a worthy sequel to James's and Donham's Southern Marches of [Imperial] Ethiopia, published almost two decades ago, which carried its pioneering study of centre-periphery relations within the Ethiopian empire up to Haile Selassie's overthrow in 1974 ... . It is impressive in depth as well as in breadth, and must be considered essential reading for anyone concerned with contemporary Ethiopia as well as, to some extent, the wider region. The dissection of Ethiopia for the purposes of closer examination, the remapping of Ethiopian political, social, ethnic and indeed geographical realities, is an exercise which is absolutely necessary - and this is a necessary book - if we are to arrive at a better understanding of what Ethiopia is ... Remapping Ethiopia must proceed immediately onto the reading lists of courses dealing with contemporary north-eastern Africa in universities everywhere, and may be profitably utilized as a signpost for new directions in research across the region. - Richard Reid in AFRICAN AFFAIRS ...the editors are to be commended for their work in bringing these essays together. Serious scholars will find much to challenge them and to ponder. - Charles W. Mcclellan in JOURNAL OF AFRICAN HISTORY ... an extremely valuable contribution to the study of the history, politics, and the society of modern Ethiopia. - Vladimir Shubin in H-NET REVIEWS


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