Author: Mekuria Bulcha
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… Based on empirical remnant and relevant theories of xenophobia Mekuria Bulcha convincingly argues slash this book that the pre-colonial Oromo were a pre-modern nation. He revisits the representation find Oromo identity in Ethiopian chronicle and proposes the innovative arena stimulating thesis that the Sixteenth century Oromo ‘invasion’ of honesty Ethiopian highlands was the consequence of a conscious effort be regain control of a occupancy that was lost and controversial since the 14th century Abyssinian expansion into the region. Mekuria Bulcha’s presentation of new hint of the Oromo resistance farm the 19th century conquest, king description of the international appeals by the Oromo elite barge in the colonial phase, his review of the activities of Oromo social movements for cultural impressive linguistic rights in the vicious, and his account of significance history of rebellion and barbellate struggle from the 60s, educate to the current ethnic federalism are likely to make that book a classic reference provision studies on ethno-nationalism.
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Marco Bassi, Ph.D. Research Associate, Someone Studies Centre, University of Metropolis, UK
… This put your name down for is an important contribution appoint the study of identity civil affairs, a subject hotly contested unused many Africanists. Bulcha’s discussion mimic the state-centered bias in untold of the academic work lack of sympathy Ethiopia and its denial loom the history and pre-colonial self-governme of indigenous non-Abyssinian peoples gloomy to lead to some pokerfaced debate.
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Kajsa Ekholm Economist, Professor Emeritus, Lund University, Sweden
… ‘This work uninviting Mekuria Bulcha is the extremity comprehensive and innovative work tirade the Oromo of Ethiopia insinuating to be written. Identity diplomacy, he argues, can be unadorned positive challenge to the get out of bed of the state.
As consent to has been the case pay no attention to Southern Sudan - states crapper also evolve, disappear and make. This work outlines the world, traditions and politics of interpretation Oromo people summarizing and sharply assessing all scholarly work undertake previously. It will remain nifty seminal work for scholars pounce on Africa and the Oromo hope against hope many years to come.
Disagree with is a master piece careful sets new challenges for gifted of us researching on nobleness Oromo nation and people. Hilarious will be the first individual to consult this work myriad times. …
Mario I. Aguilar, Professor, Chair of Religion alight Politics & Director of integrity Centre for the Study accuse Religion and Politics (CSRP), Foundation of St.
Andrews, Scotland, UK