| Description |
1 online resource (xxiii, 208 pages) : map |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-200) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Ethiopia and the world: a historical perspective -- United States contact with Ethiopia (1903-1919) -- Concerns between Ethiopia and the US (1919-1936) -- The Italian invasion of Ethiopia (1936-1941) and the US response -- The US and Ethiopia under Emperor Haile Selassie -- US contributions under Emperor Haile Selassie -- Ethiopia-US relations during the military regime -- Ethiopia-US relations: the post military regime (1991-2008) -- The secession of Eritrea (1993) and US imvolvement -- Ethiopia as a regional gatekeeper -- Questioning the US role in current economic and political developments -- The Ethiopian diaspora in the US -- Ethiopia, the US, and the HOA: a triangular relationship -- Summary and conclusions. |
| Summary |
Explaining the issues and what is at stake in the current turmoil between Ethiopia and her neighbors, including Somalia, this informative and authoritative study presents the history of diplomatic relations and shifting alliances between the United States and Ethiopia in the context of Cold War politics, the roles of the Ethiopian Jews, and the Ethiopian diaspora in the West. |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Subject |
United States -- Foreign relations -- Ethiopia.
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Ethiopia -- Foreign relations -- United States.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- International.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- General.
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Diplomatic relations. (OCoLC)fst01907412
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Ethiopia. (OCoLC)fst01205830
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Getachew Metaferia. Ethiopia and the United States. New York : Algora Pub., ©2009 9780875866451 087586645X (DLC) 2009002127 (OCoLC)300981488 |
| ISBN |
9780875866475 (electronic bk.) |
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0875866476 (electronic bk.) |
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