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The Quest for Socialist Utopia: The Ethiopian Student Movement, c. 1960-1974
Bahru Zewde
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Description for The Quest for Socialist Utopia: The Ethiopian Student Movement, c. 1960-1974
Paperback. A lively historical account of the rise of Ethiopia's student movement by one of those involved, its role in overthrowing the imperial regime, and its impact on the shaping of the country's future.BR> Num Pages: 320 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
Finalist for the Bethwell A. Ogot Book Prize to the author of the best book on East African Studies, 2015. In the second half of the 1960s and the early 1970s, the Ethiopian student movement became the major opposition force against the imperial regime in Ethiopia, ultimately playing a fundamental role in the shaping of the country's future political and social development. Bahru Zewde, one of the students involved in the uprising, draws on interviews with former student leaders and activists, as well as documentary sources, to describe the steady radicalisation of the movement, characterised ... Read more
Finalist for the Bethwell A. Ogot Book Prize to the author of the best book on East African Studies, 2015. In the second half of the 1960s and the early 1970s, the Ethiopian student movement became the major opposition force against the imperial regime in Ethiopia, ultimately playing a fundamental role in the shaping of the country's future political and social development. Bahru Zewde, one of the students involved in the uprising, draws on interviews with former student leaders and activists, as well as documentary sources, to describe the steady radicalisation of the movement, characterised ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
James Currey
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
317
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847011640
SKU
V9781847011640
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Reviews for The Quest for Socialist Utopia: The Ethiopian Student Movement, c. 1960-1974
The present work is a major contribution to the modern intellectual and political history of Ethiopia. . . . Bahru Zewde has produced a masterful and nuanced account of the origins, personalities, organizations, internecine debates, and tragic fates of the young intellectuals and activists who organized and led student opposition to the imperial regime. INT'L JOURNAL OF AFRICAN HISTORICAL STUDIES ... Read more