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The Quest for Socialist Utopia: The Ethiopian Student Movement, c. 1960-1974
Bahru Zewde
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Description for The Quest for Socialist Utopia: The Ethiopian Student Movement, c. 1960-1974
Hardback. A lively historical account of the rise of Ethiopia's student movement by one of those involved, its role in overthrowing the imperial regime, and its impact on the shaping of the country's future.BR> Series: Eastern Africa Series. Num Pages: 317 pages, 16, 13 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white line drawings, 13 black and white, 3. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 556.
In the second half of the 1960s and the early 1970s, the Ethiopian student movement emerged from rather innocuous beginnings to become the major opposition force against the imperial regime in Ethiopia, contributing perhaps more than any other factor to the eruption of the 1974 revolution, a revolution that brought about not only the end of the long reign of Emperor Haile Sellassie, but also a dynasty of exceptional longevity. The student movement would be of fundamental importance in the shaping of the future Ethiopia, instrumental in both its political and social development. Bahru Zewde, himself one of ... Read more
In the second half of the 1960s and the early 1970s, the Ethiopian student movement emerged from rather innocuous beginnings to become the major opposition force against the imperial regime in Ethiopia, contributing perhaps more than any other factor to the eruption of the 1974 revolution, a revolution that brought about not only the end of the long reign of Emperor Haile Sellassie, but also a dynasty of exceptional longevity. The student movement would be of fundamental importance in the shaping of the future Ethiopia, instrumental in both its political and social development. Bahru Zewde, himself one of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
James Currey United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
317
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847010858
SKU
V9781847010858
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Reviews for The Quest for Socialist Utopia: The Ethiopian Student Movement, c. 1960-1974
At long last an historical event that seems to have had some significance in the political development of Ethiopia has been successfully and fairly treated in this monograph by an author who personally experienced at least part of the process. AETHIOPICA The present work is a major contribution to the modern intellectual and political ... Read more