The Oromo of Ethiopia: A History 1570-1860 (African Studies, Series Number 66) - Hardcover

Hassen, Mohammed

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9780521380119: The Oromo of Ethiopia: A History 1570-1860 (African Studies, Series Number 66)

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ISBN 10: 0521380111 ISBN 13: 9780521380119

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1990

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The Oromo, who constitute nearly half the population of Ethiopia, are the largest single national group in the Horn of Africa. Yet the history of the Oromo has been totally neglected. Since the creation of the modern Ethiopian Empire in the 1880s, historians have chosen to ignore the Oromo, who, for political reasons, were portrayed as "newcomers" to Ethiopia and generally considered as people "without history". This study breaks with that tradition and establishes conclusively not only that the Oromo were one of the indigenous peoples of Ethiopia, but also that they had their own fascinating history, culture, religion, and political institutions.

About the Author:

Mohammed Hassen was born to an Oromo peasant family in Hararghe, Eastern Ethiopia. He was educated in both Ethiopia and England. he received his doctorate in African History from the University of London. He taught for six years in Ethiopia and three years at Atlanta University, Georgia, where he was also an Adjunct Professor of History at Morehouse College. After serving as an Associate Professor of African History at Hunter College, the City University of New York, he is now teaching at Georgia State University.

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