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Bahru Zewde


Bahru Zewde is a senior lecturer in history at Addis Ababa University.


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A History of Modern Ethiopia, 1855–1991

Second Edition

Bounded by Sudan to the west and north, Kenya to the south, Somalia to the southeast, and Eritrea and Djibouti to the northeast, Ethiopia is a pivotal country in the geopolitics of the region. Yet it is important to understand this ancient and often splintered country in its own right.…


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Pioneers of Change in EthiopiaOn Sale

The Reformist Intellectuals of the Early Twentieth Century

In this exciting new study, Bahru Zewde, one of the foremost historians of modern Ethiopia, has constructed a collective biography of a remarkable group of men and women in a formative period of their country's history.…

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