{"product_id":"marxist-modern-donald-l-donham-9780520213296","title":"Marxist Modern: An Ethnographic History of the Ethiopian Revolution","description":"Modernity has become a keyword in a number of recent intellectual discussions. In this book, Donald L. Donham shows that similar debates have long occurred, particularly among peoples located on the margins of world power and wealth. Based on extensive fieldwork in Ethiopia-conducted over a twenty-year period-\u003ci\u003eMarxist Modern\u003c\/i\u003e provides a cultural history of the Ethiopian revolution that highlights the role of modernist ideas.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMoving between the capital, Addis Ababa, and Maale, the home of a small ethnic group in the south, Donham constructs a narrative of upheaval and change, presenting local people's understandings of events, as these echoed with and appropriated stories of other world revolutions. With the help of poststructuralist insights and theories of narrative, Donham locates a recurrent dialectic between modernist Marxism, local Maale traditionalisms, and antimodernist, evangelical Christianity. One of the most consequential outcomes of this interaction-until the late 1980s-was the creation of a more powerful state, one that penetrated peasant communities ever more deeply and pervasively.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCombining sophisticated theory with fascinating ethnographic detail, this study contributes to the theory of revolution as well as the study of modernity. In doing so, it seeks to integrate ethnography and history in a new way.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Donald L. Donham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520213297\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520213296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/25\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 262\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.01h x 6.04w x 0.78d","brand":"Donald L. Donham","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44119757291775,"sku":"9780520213296","price":31.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_14d94a59-5449-4810-92e3-a735c4f74077.jpg?v=1687410800","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/marxist-modern-donald-l-donham-9780520213296","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}