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History of the Oromo to the Sixteenth Century

Alemayehu Haile, Boshi Gonfa, Daniel Deressa, Senbeto Busha, & Umer Nure.

"History of the Oromo to the Sixteenth Century," traces the early origin of the Oromo people. It examines their origins, social structures, and the Gadaa system, which governed their democratic and age-based roles. The book extensively covers the Oromo genealogy and settlement pattern of the Oromo moieties.

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"People must crave to read their reality and write their own history"

Paulo Freire (2000. Pedagogy of the Oppressed)

UUS: Oromiya: An Interpretive History of the Oromo People. From Antiquity to the Modern Era

Godana Kotto

In USS, Oromiya: An Interpretive History of the Oromo People, from Antiquity to the Modern Era, Godana Kotto presents a sweeping history of the Oromo, one of Africa’s largest ethnolinguistic groups.

The Brutality of Nations

Dan Jacobs

How, in pursuit of political objectives in the Nigerian Civil War, countries, including Britain and the USA, worked to prevent supplies of food and medicine from reaching the children of Biafra.

Globalization and Its Discontents

Joseph E. Stiglitz

Stiglitz critiques the IMF, WB, and other Global financial system and thier role in exacerbating economic inequalities, especially in the developing countries.

The Making of the Oromo Diaspora: A Historical Sociology of Forced Migration

Mekuria Bulcha

The Making of the Oromo Diaspora provides a comprehensive analysis of the forced migration of the Oromo people due to Ethiopian imperial expansion, land dispossession, and political marginalization.

Recommended Readings

ORS Library

"People must crave to read their reality and write their own history"

Paulo Freire (2000. Pedagogy of the Oppressed)
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