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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)

The Government of Ethiopia

Margery Perham

Provides a comprehensive analysis of the political structures and dynamics of Ethiopia during the mid-20th century.

Church and State in Ethiopia 1270 - 1527

Tadesse Tamrat.

Looks into the intricate relationship between religious institutions and political power in medieval Abyssinia.

Understanding Ethiopia's Tigray War

Martin Plaut, Sara Vaughan

Provides an in-depth analysis of the complex dynamics & factors underlying the conflict in the Tigray region of Ethiopia

Politics and the Ethiopian Famine : 1984-1985

Jason W. Clay, Bonnie K. Holcomb

Examines the devastating famine in Ethiopia during the mid-1980s and the political factors that exacerbated the crisis.

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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