Overview
Revolution, civil wars, and guerilla warfare wracked Ethiopia during three turbulent decades at the end of the twentieth century. This book is a pioneering study of the military history and political significance of this crucial Horn of Africa region during that period. Drawing on new archival materials and interviews, Gebru Tareke illuminates the conflicts, comparing them to the Russian and Iranian revolutions in terms of regional impact. Writing in vigorous and accessible prose, Tareke brings to life the leading personalities in the domestic political struggles, strategies of the warring parties, international actors, and key battles. He demonstrates how the brutal dictatorship of Mengistu Haile Mariam lacked imagination in responding to crises and alienated the peasantry by destroying human and material resources.And he describes the delicate balance of persuasion and force with which northern insurgents mobilized the peasantry and triumphed. The book sheds invaluable light not only on modern Ethiopia but also on post-colonial state formation and insurrectionary politics worldwide.
Full Product Details
Author: Gebru Tareke
Publisher: Yale University Press
Imprint: Yale University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.60cm
, Height: 3.30cm
, Length: 23.40cm
Weight: 0.794kg
ISBN: 9780300141634
ISBN 10: 0300141637
Pages: 448
Publication Date: 01 June 2009
Audience:
College/higher education
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
[Gebru Tareke] is an excellent guide to the specifics of modern Ethiopian history. --;i>The Journal of African History --Cedric Barnes The Journal of African History
[Gebru Tareke] is an excellent guide to the specifics of modern Ethiopian history. --;i>The Journal of African History</i>--Cedric Barnes The Journal of African History
This book chronicles, then interprets, the cataclysmic revolutionary events of the 1970s that changed the face of Ethiopia. A groundbreaking work recounted in elegant prose. With it Dr. Tareke retains his reputation as sprinting in the forefront of Ethiopianist scholars. -Said S. Samatar, Rutgers University -- Said S. Samatar
"""This masterful politico-military history of the Ethiopian Revolution is a superb account. Tareke offers a meticulously documented chronicle that is an indispensible guide to the multiple wars of the Mengistu era."" M. Crawford Young, University of Wisconsin-Madison--M. Crawford Young"" ""[Gebru Tareke] is an excellent guide to the specifics of modern Ethiopian history.""--;i>The Journal of African History--Cedric Barnes ""The Journal of African History "" ""A provocative and meticulously researched study of the revolutionary wars of modern Northeast Africa...a lucid and ultimately compelling book.""--;i>The International Journal of African Historical Studies--James De Lorenzi ""The International Journal of African Historical Studies "" ""An outstanding contribution to the twentieth-century history of the Horn of Africa and to the study of guerrilla warfare. . . . Compelling."" Donald Crummey, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign --Donald Crummey"" ""This book chronicles, then interprets, the cataclysmic revolutionary events of the 1970s that changed the face of Ethiopia. A groundbreaking work recounted in elegant prose. With it Dr. Tareke retains his reputation as sprinting in the forefront of Ethiopianist scholars."" Said S. Samatar, Rutgers University --Said S. Samatar"""
Author Information
Gebru Tareke is professor of history at Hobart and William Smith Colleges and author of Ethiopia: Power and Protest: Peasant Revolts in the Twentieth Century.
