Name: Other Abyssinians: The Northern Oromo and the Creation of Modern Ethiopia, 1855-1913 (Rochester Studies in African History and the Diasp)
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Author: Brian J. Yates
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Other Abyssinians: The Northern Oromo and the Creation of Modern Ethiopia, 1855-1913 (Rochester Studies in African History and the Diasp)

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Physical Book

Publisher

University Of Rochester Press

Author

Brian J. Yates

Year

2020

Language

English

Pages

246

Format

Hardcover

ISBN13

9781580469807

Synopsis "Other Abyssinians: The Northern Oromo and the Creation of Modern Ethiopia, 1855-1913 (Rochester Studies in African History and the Diasp) "

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, tracing their experiences from the early nineteenth century onward and detailing the varied interactions of Oromo groups throughout the Ethiopian highlands. Focusing on the historic provinces of Wällo and Shäwa, this well-researched work elucidates the importance of these territories in the creation of Ethiopia and the history of the Oromo. It casts the Oromo as Abyssinians and central in all aspects of modern Ethiopian life, while making a case for Ethiopia, a nation without a colonial legacy, as an example of indigenous African identity formation that challenges notions of "tribal" or ethnic identities.Author Brian J. Yates details the cultural practices that integrated the populations of the highlands into the Abyssinian group; in addition, he analyzes the political structures that evolved concurrently. The book, notably, utilizes a community-based framework to underscore the fluidity of modern national identity. All in all, the work offers a close study of Ethiopian modernization policies and illuminates how Africans might have crafted their nations without the legacies of colonialism.BRIAN J. YATES is an Associate Professor of History at Saint Joseph's University.Table of ContentsIntroduction: What about the Oromo Habäsha? Liberating Northern Oromo Experience from Competing NationalismsCultural Backgrounds and the Häbäsha StateIn but not of: The (Re)Integration of the Wällo Oromo into the Häbäsha CommunityMenilek, Gobäna and the Creation of Häbäsha Shäwa, 1855-1888Recreating the Autonomy of Wällo: The Unions of Mikaél and MenilekFrom Personal Relationships to a Centralizing State: Shäwan Ethiopia (1889-1913)Conclusion: The Oromo Häbasha Post-MenilekAppendix A: Guide To The Transliteration of the Ethiopic Script To the Latin ScriptAppendix B: Glossary of Ethiopian TermsAppendix C: Sample Interview Questions for Shäwa and WälloBibliography

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