| Description |
1 online resource (147 pages) : illustrations, portraits. |
| Series |
Ohio short histories of Africa |
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Ohio short histories of Africa.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-141) and index. |
| Contents |
Leadership in the context of Ethiopian history and mythology -- Tafari : orphaned prince steeled by adversity -- Harar, Ras Makonnen, and Menelik's court -- The feud with Iassu; the plot thickens -- The 1916 coup d'état and the rise of a man of destiny -- From king to emperor : proclamation of the central elements of change -- The Italian invasion and the emperor's exile -- World War II and the return of the emperor to Ethiopia -- Postliberation developments -- Diplomacy : the American connection and nonalignment -- Turning of the tide : a shaken emperor on the horns of a dilemma -- Last days : revolution and the end of the monarchy. |
| Summary |
Emperor Haile Selassie was an iconic figure of the twentieth century, a progressive monarch who ruled Ethiopia from 1916 to 1974. This book, written by a former state official who served in a number of important positions in Selassie's government, tells both the story of the emperor's life and the story of modern Ethiopia. After a struggle for the throne in 1916, the young Selassie emerged first as regent and then as supreme leader of Ethiopia. Over the course of his nearly six-decade rule, the emperor abolished slavery, introduced constitutional reform, and expanded educational opportunity. |
| Subject |
Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia, 1892-1975.
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Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia, 1892-1975. (OCoLC)fst00034121
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Ethiopia -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.
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Ethiopia -- Politics and government -- 1889-1974.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical.
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Kings and rulers. (OCoLC)fst00987694
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Politics and government. (OCoLC)fst01919741
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Ethiopia. (OCoLC)fst01205830
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| Chronological Term |
1889-1974
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| Genre/Form |
Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Bereket H. Selassie. Emperor Haile Selassie. Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, 2014 9780821421277 (DLC) 2014029648 (OCoLC)880966204 |
| ISBN |
9780821445082 (electronic bk.) |
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0821445081 (electronic bk.) |
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