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Haile Selassie - hīˈlē səlăsˈē, –läˈsē, [Amharic,=power of the Trinity], 1892–1975, emperor of Ethiopia (1930–74). He was born Tafari Makonnen, the son of a noted general and the grandnephew of Emperor Menelik II. A brilliant student, he became a favorite of Menelik, who made him a provincial governor at 14. As a Coptic Christian, Tafari opposed Menelik's grandson and successor, Lij Yasu, who became a Muslim convert, and in 1916 compelled his deposition and established Menelik's daughter Zauditu as empress with himself as regent. In 1928, Tafari was crowned king of Ethiopia, and in 1930, after the empress's mysterious death, he became emperor as Haile Selassie, claiming to be a direct descendant of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. He attempted internal reforms and took great pride in the suppression of slavery. When Italy invaded Ethiopia in 1935, he personally led defending troops in the field, but in 1936 he was forced to flee to British protection. Twice (1936, 1938) he vainly appealed to the League of Nations for effective action against Italy. In 1940, after Italy entered World War II, he returned to Africa with British aid, and in 1941 he reentered Ethiopia and regained his throne. In the postwar period he instituted social and political reforms, such as establishing (1955) a national assembly. In the 1960s and 70s he worked for pan-African aims, particularly through the Organization of African Unity. In 1960 he crushed a revolt by a group of young intellectuals and army officers demanding an end to oppression and poverty. In 1974, however, the army was successful in seizing control. Haile Selassie was progressively stripped of his powers and finally, on Sept. 12, 1974, deposed. He was murdered in prison at the orders of the coup leaders in 1975.

See P. Schwab, ed., Ethiopia and Haile Selassie (1972); E. Ullendorf, ed. and tr., The Autobiography of Haile Selassie I (1976); H. G. Marcus, Haile Selassie I: The Formative Years (1987).

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Ethiopia: Transition and Development in the Horn of Africa ("Haile Selassie's Era" begins on p. 17 and "Economic Policy under Haile Selassie" begins on p. 79) » Read Now
by Yohannis Abate, Mulatu Wubneh. 224 pgs.

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The Ethiopian Transformation: The Quest for the Post-imperial State ("The Political Economy of Haile Selassie's Postwar Empire" begins on p. 43) » Read Now
by John W. Harbeson. 240 pgs.

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The Rastafarians (Chap. 3 "Ethiopianism in Jamaica" and Chap. 7 "After Selassie: The Rastafarians since 1975") » Read Now
by Leonard E. Barrett Sr. 308 pgs.

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The twentieth anniversary edition of the classic study of the culture, religion, history, ideology, and influence of the Rastafarians of Jamaica. "Barrett offers the most comprehensive study to date of the Rastafarians." -Bulletin of the Center for the Study of World Religions "The most...
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The twentieth anniversary edition of the classic study of the culture, religion, history, ideology, and influence of the Rastafarians of Jamaica. "Barrett offers the most comprehensive study to date of the Rastafarians." -Bulletin of the Center for the Study of World Religions "The most thorough, careful consideration of the Rasta phenomenon available to the general reader." - The Boston Phoenix
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Rastafari: Roots and Ideology (Chap. 8 "Word, Sound, and Power") » Read Now
by Barry Chevannes. 304 pgs.

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...Ras Tafari himself, Emperor Haile Selassies precoronation name. Repatriation...from the coronation of Emperor Haile Selassie in 1930. The pre-Christian...Ethiopian empire...
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Spear and Scepter: Army, Police, and Politics in Tropical Africa (Chap. Four "Ethiopia") » Read Now
by Ernest W. Lefever. 251 pgs.

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Low-Intensity Conflict: Old Threats in a New World (Chap. 7 "Ethiopia: A Successful Insurgency") » Read Now
by Edwin G. Corr, Stephen Sloan. 317 pgs.

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The Ethnic Dimension in International Relations (Chap. 11 "The Eritrean National Question") » Read Now
by Bernard Schechterman, Martin Slann. 188 pgs.

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This book challenges the bias in post-war America (and the West overall) that the preeminent, if not exclusive, political behavior tendency in regional and world politics is integration of actors and their behavior. While not seeking to refute or deny integration, it suggests balancing the analysis...
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This book challenges the bias in post-war America (and the West overall) that the preeminent, if not exclusive, political behavior tendency in regional and world politics is integration of actors and their behavior. While not seeking to refute or deny integration, it suggests balancing the analysis of international politics by upgrading the fragmentation tendencies based upon a very basic phenomenon--ethnic nationalism.
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The Political Economy of Ethiopia (Chap. 3 "Continuity and Change in Ethiopian Politics") » Read Now
by Marina Ottaway. 251 pgs.

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The papers collected here describe and interpret the Ethiopian Revolution and explore its successes, failures, and intrinsic qualities. The contributors express a variety of viewpoints and approaches to the current crisis situation in Ethiopia, demonstrating that although the 15-year revolution has...
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The papers collected here describe and interpret the Ethiopian Revolution and explore its successes, failures, and intrinsic qualities. The contributors express a variety of viewpoints and approaches to the current crisis situation in Ethiopia, demonstrating that although the 15-year revolution has failed to measurably improve the lot of Ethiopians, Ethiopia's history, demographics, and climate have also been important contributing factors. A number of articles deal with aspects of the political crisis while others analyze the economic crisis, looking at present problems and their historical roots.
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Gatherings in Diaspora: Religious Communities and the New Immigration (Chap. 6 "The House that Rasta Built: Church-Building and Fundamentalism among New York Rastafarians") » Read Now
by R. Stephen Warner, Judith G. Wittner. 409 pgs.

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Gatherings in Diaspora brings together the latest chapters in the long-running chronicle of religion and immigration in the American experience. Today, as in the past, people migrating to the United States bring their religions with them, and their religious identities often mean more to them away...
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Gatherings in Diaspora brings together the latest chapters in the long-running chronicle of religion and immigration in the American experience. Today, as in the past, people migrating to the United States bring their religions with them, and their religious identities often mean more to them away from home, in their diaspora, than they did before.
This book explores and analyzes the diverse religious communities of post-1965 diasporas: Christians, Jews, Muslims, Hindus, Rastafarians, and practitioners of Vodou, from countries such as China, Guatemala, Haiti, India, Iran, Jamaica, Korea, and Mexico. The contributors explore how, to a greater or lesser extent, immigrants and their offspring adapt their religious institutions to American conditions, often interacting with religious communities already established. The religious institutions they build, adapt, remodel, and adopt become worlds unto themselves, congregations, where new relations are forged within the community -- between men and women, parents,and children recent arrival and those longer settled.
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Great Powers and Little Wars: The Limits of Power (Chap. 8 "The Italian-Ethiopian War, October 1935-November 1941: Causes, Conduct, and Consequences") » Read Now
by A. Hamish Ion, E. J. Errington. 246 pgs.

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This volume addresses a timely subject--the question of small wars and the limits of power from a historical perspective. The theme is developed through case studies of small wars that the Great Powers conducted in Africa and Asia during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. This historical...
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This volume addresses a timely subject--the question of small wars and the limits of power from a historical perspective. The theme is developed through case studies of small wars that the Great Powers conducted in Africa and Asia during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. This historical overview clearly shows the dangers inherent for a metropolitan government and its armed forces once such military operations are undertaken. Importantly, these examples from the past stand as a warning against current and future misapplication of military strength and the misuse of military forces.
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The United States and the Horn of Africa: An Analytical Study of Pattern and Process ("Toward a New Paradigm of Relations" begins on p. 16) » Read Now
by Okbazghi Yohannes. 358 pgs.

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In this insightful new book, Okbazghi Yohannes examines the role of U.S. foreign policy in the Horn of Africa during & after the Cold War era, offering a comprehensive description of the fundamental policy choices of the United States & the means chosen to achieve American objectives in the region...
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In this insightful new book, Okbazghi Yohannes examines the role of U.S. foreign policy in the Horn of Africa during & after the Cold War era, offering a comprehensive description of the fundamental policy choices of the United States & the means chosen to achieve American objectives in the region. The book examines the extent to which the American role in the African Horn aided or impeded the emergence of political democracy & the promotion of economic development within the region. Challenging conventional approaches, The United States & the Horn of Africa presents dispassionate analyses & reinterpretations of American regional interests, priorities, options, & consequences from a structuralist perspective.
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Political Africa: A Who's Who of Personalities and Parties » Read Now
by Ronald Segal. 478 pgs.

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...was Consul-General in Djibouti, the capital of French Somaliland; and he went into exile with the Emperor, * Haile Selassie. Returning with him in 1941, he became Minister...