African social studies series, ISSN 1568-1203 ; volume 32
Print version: Gnamo, Abbas H. Conquest and resistance in the Ethiopian empire, 1880-1974 : the case of the Arsi Oromo. Boston : Brill, [2014] African social studies series ; volume 32 ISBN 9789004258136
Includes bibliographical references and index
Democracy without state : egalitarianism, justice, and leadership in an Oromo polity -- The making of Oromo kinship identity and structure : an anthropological analysis -- The concept of empire : what makes Ethiopia an empire? -- The Arsi Oromo resistance against Ethiopian imperial conquest (1880-1900) -- The introduction, expansion, and impact of Islam among the Arsi Oromo -- Dar Ager : the making of a periphery and the features of Ethiopian feudal colonialism in Arsiland (1886-1935) -- The nature of political administration and the structure of domination in Arsiland (1941-1974) -- The socio-economic condition of the peasantry in Arsiland (1941-1974) -- The politics of transforming the empire-state : ethnic identity vs. national identity in Ethiopia.