Table of Contents

Introduction - Part I The Lowland Periphery
High and Low Land: A Study in Contrast
Afar & Somali
Borana, South Omo, Gambella & Beni Shangul Gumuz - Part II Building the State: The Imperial Model
Winning an Empire
Building the Imperial State: 1916-1974
Imperial Rule in the Periphery - Part III Rebuilding the State: The Socialist Model
The 1974 Revolution
Building the Socialist State: 1974-1991
The Socialist State in the Periphery - PART IV Rebuilding the State: The Federal Model
Building the Federal State: 1991-1995
Ruling the Federal State : 1995-2010 - Part V The Federal State in the Periphery
The Highland Periphery & the Lowland Afar
The Somali
Borana, South Omo, Gambella & Beni Shangul Gumuz
Conclusion

Reviews

A magisterial work that synthesizes a half-century's research. ... Historians, political scientists, social anthropologists, and policy makers will find this book enlightening and useful.
*AFRICAN AFFAIRS*

Precisely because of the debates it will spark, it is vitally important that people who are engaged with Ethiopia, both Ethiopians and international aid workers, diplomats and others, read and discuss it.
*INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS*

Worthwhile reading and certainly one of the best explanations of the present situation in Ethiopia published so far. It is a must read for those interested in Ethiopia and, indeed, the Horn of Africa.
*SOUTHWORLD*

Essential reading for all who want to understand how the Ethiopian empire arrived at its present configuration.
*LEEDS AFRICAN STUDIES BULLETIN*