The Ethiopians: A History (Peoples of Africa)

Still reading this book very good writing indeed

I read it not only once but two times. It is an excellent historical documentation from reliable sources. I recommend it to all Ethiopians, & None Ethiopian origins interested to know the country's true story.

My wife lived and worked in Ethiopia for two years while Selassie was in charge. Brought back good memories.

A good book to read if you want to quickly learn about the glorious history of Ethiopia.

Clean and nit as it promised on the advertisement!

I need return labels with tracking numbers for both machines.

The Ethiopians - A history is a scholarly introduction to Ethiopian history by an author with a profound insight into the subject. Commencing with the dawn of pre-history, Professor Pankhurst provides a well organised trek through the events, people and geography that are Ethiopia. The perspective is that of an empathetic, embedded westerner, conveying a deep passion for the subject while connecting with an educated western audience. Ethiopia has a very long and complex history, making the task of summarising it extremely challenging. It is therefore almost inevitable that any brief description of this fascinating web of events and people must at times verge on the clinical. This book is, however, by no means free of passion. It would be inhuman for any author to not convey some degree of emotion when reporting events such as the 1935 invasion by Mussolini's regime, and colonial attitudes to such a proud and independent nation. Overall this book provides a very useful historical basecamp from which the reader can make forays into the complexity of Ethiopia.

Pankhurst writes a nice readable book. The work is a bit shallow on the treatment of a variety of subjects but it is survey so that is expected. It reads well for a reader who is just approaching the subject but anyone with a more than passing interest in the book will likely want something a bit more substantial.

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This is the best introductory book on Ethiopia and covers as much bases as possible in a way that is fair and balanced however it does give a little more attention to certain actors compared to others but this can be remedied simply by doing further reading.

Without doubt this is an important and classic work , a must for all who want or need to know more than the current negative famine, drought and poverty driven image Ethiopia and its peoples suffer throughout the world media. If you want to know why Ethiopia is a great country with a rich history and an amazing variety of cultures and languages, if you want to know why so may people fall in love with this country this book is for you. The serious student of Ethiopian peoples will by all probability already know and appreciate this classic volume.