Integration and Peace in East Africa: A History of the Oromo Nation

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Springer, 09.04.2012 - 263 Seiten
This book analyzes the development of indigenous religious, commercial, and political institutions among the Oromo mainly during the relatively peaceful two centuries in its history, from 1704 to 1882. The largest ethnic group in East Africa, the Oromo promoted peace, cultural assimilation, and ethnic integration.
 

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Introduction
1
Oromo Settlement and Assimilation in Northern Ethiopia 15701704
13
Ethnic Relations and Assimilation North of the Abbay River
34
Peace of the Oromo Nation and Ethnic Integration
61
Oromia in NineteenthCentury East Africa
90
The Role of Religion in NineteenthCentury Oromia
127
Nagaa Oromoo and the Kingdom of Shawa
168
Conclusion
193
Glossary
198
Notes
203
Bibliography
234
Index
251
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TSEGA ETEFA Assistant Professor of History at Colgate University, USA. He received his PhD from Hamburg University.

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