{"product_id":"the-other-abyssinians-brian-yates-9781580469807","title":"The Other Abyssinians: The Northern Oromo and the Creation of Modern Ethiopia, 1855-1913","description":"Reframes the story of modern Ethiopia around the contributions of the Oromo people and the culturally fluid union of communities that shaped the nation's politics and society. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlthough the Oromo are the largest ethnic group in Ethiopia, their history has been distorted in order to buttress twentieth-century notions of a homogeneous Ethiopian state. The Other Abyssinians tells the story of the Oromo people's contribution to modern Ethiopia, tracing their experiences from the early nineteenth century onward and detailing the varied interactions of Oromo groups throughout the Ethiopian highlands. Focusing on the historic provinces of W舁lo and Sh舳a, this well-researched work elucidates the importance of these territories in the creation of Ethiopia and the history of the Oromo. It casts the Oromo as Abyssinians and central in all aspects of modernEthiopian life, while making a case for Ethiopia, a nation without a colonial legacy, as an example of indigenous African identity formation that challenges notions of \"tribal\" or ethnic identities. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Author Brian J. Yates details the cultural practices that integrated the populations of the highlands into the Abyssinian group; in addition, he analyzes the political structures that evolved concurrently. The book, notably, utilizes a community-based framework to underscore the fluidity of modern national identity. All in all, the work offers a close study of Ethiopian modernization policies and illuminates how Africans might have crafted their nations without the legaciesof colonialism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brian J. Yates\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1580469809\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781580469807\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Rochester Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/02\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 246\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d","brand":"Brian J. Yates","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43985195991295,"sku":"9781580469807","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_780b3bb7-8ad4-4fc4-8334-5824124e5dee.jpg?v=1683276124","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-other-abyssinians-brian-yates-9781580469807","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}