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James de Lorenzi - Guardians of the Tradition (Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora) - 9781580465199 - V9781580465199
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Guardians of the Tradition (Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora)

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Description for Guardians of the Tradition (Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora) Hardcover.
Comprehensively surveys Ethiopia and Eritrea's rich and dynamic tradition of historical writing, from the ancient Aksumite era to the present day. Ethiopia and Eritrea are home to Africa's oldest written historical tradition, which began in the third century with the monuments and manuscripts of Aksum and has continued to the present day. This study explores the developmentof this rich tradition, focusing in particular on the dramatic lives and original thought of a group of early twentieth-century Ethiopian and Eritrean historians. James De Lorenzi examines how these scholars used historiography tonot only record the past but also grapple with the ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Rochester Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
Rochester, United States
ISBN
9781580465199
SKU
V9781580465199
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Ref
99-1

Reviews for Guardians of the Tradition (Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora)
An admirable and surprising work, based on very original and thorough research...rich and thought-provoking.
Jon Abbink Leiden University
HISTORY OF HUMANITIES
De Lorenzi has unearthed the hitherto unstudied works of important figures in the tiny literary space of the Horn of Africa at the turn of the twentieth century. His work is a unique contribution to Ethiopian ... Read more

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