Eva Poluha and Elehu Feleke, Thinking Outside the Box: Essays on the History and (Under)development of Ethiopia

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Peter Garretson, A Victorian Gentleman & Ethiopian Nationalist: The Life & Times of Hakim Warqenah, Dr. Charles Martin

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Andreu Martinez d’Alòs-Moner, Envoys of a Human God: The Jesuit Mission to Christian Ethiopia, 1557–1632

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Richard Caulk: “Between the Jaws of Hyenas”: a Diplomatic History of Ethiopia (1876–1896)

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Review of RAINER VOIGT, Tigrinische Bibliographie

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Haggai Erlich: The Cross and the River: Ethiopia, Egypt, and the Nile

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The Impact of Dogali on the International Policy of the Central European Powers

The victory of Dogali (1887) represents the first successful resistance to European colonialism in Northeast Africa, and as such its historical significance has been immense. For some obscure reason, however, it was neglected in Ethiopian historiography until the last quarter of the 20th century when it was popularized for academic and political purposes. Its impact in history was twofold: on the international level, it cracked the Triple Alliance which ʿAdwa, the historical culmination of Dogali, subsequently rendered ineffective for good. On the national or regional level, Dogali initiated a campaign for liberty and sovereignty which was to last for decades and in which ʿAdwa and Maycäw were to stand as landmarks. These landmarks were nonetheless fought deep in the heart of the country, and in this respect Dogali, which took place way out of the effective control of the Empire, is no doubt exemplary

In memoriam Harold Golden Marcus (–2003)

Obituary  

January 11–17, 2000, at Asmära (Eritrea): Against All Odds: African Languages and Literatures into the 21st Century — An International Conference and Festival

  Conference Review  

Richard Pankhurst: The Ethiopians

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