This book presents a historical examination of the famines and epidemics that occurred in Ethiopia before the twentieth century. Richard Pankhurst draws from a wide range of historical sources, including royal records, travel reports, and colonial archives, to illustrate the patterns of famine causes, types of disease outbreaks, their impact on society, and the responses of local governments an…
Church and State in Ethiopia, 1270–1527 is Taddesse Tamrat's monumental work examining the relationship between the Ethiopian Orthodox Church and royal institutions during the medieval period. The book discusses the origins of the Solomonic dynasty, the role of clerics in government, conflicts between religious and political power centers, and the socio-cultural dynamics that shaped pre-moder…
Ethiopia: Transition and Development in the Horn of Africa is a comprehensive study of Ethiopia's political, social, and economic changes in the modern era, particularly in the context of the Horn of Africa region. Mulatu Wubneh and Yohannis Abate discuss the dynamics of national development, economic challenges, government policies, international relations, and the environmental and demographi…
The Ethiopians: An Introduction to Country and People is a classic work by Edward Ullendorff that provides a comprehensive overview of the history, culture, language, and society of Ethiopia. This book explains the ethnic diversity, civilizational development, religion, and Ethiopia's relationship with the outside world. Written by one of the leading experts in Ethiopian Studies, this book is a…
Every Ethiopian Will Be Literate and Will Remain Literate is an official publication of the National Literacy Campaign Coordinating Committee that documents the background, implementation, achievements, and future targets of Ethiopia's National Literacy Campaign. This program is a major government effort to eradicate illiteracy throughout the country through a mass education approach and commun…
Jacques Hannebicque's Madagascar: Mon-île-au-bout-du-monde" is a documentary work that combines personal narrative, anthropological observation, and beautiful photography to depict the island of Madagascar as a world unto itself at the edge of the ocean. With contributions from figures such as Robert Boudry, Flavien Ranaivo, Jean-Aimé Rakotoarisoa, and Eugène Toulet, the book presents a comp…
This volume provides a detailed historical and political analysis of Madagascar’s transition between the First Republic and the Second Republic, covering the period from 1958 to 1982. Written by Pierre Randrianarisoa and Aimé Lalao Razafimahefa, the book examines key political events, institutional changes, leadership transitions, and the socio-economic transformations that shaped modern Mad…
Mervyn Brown's A History of Madagascar" is one of the most comprehensive works on the history of Madagascar from its earliest times to its modern development. It explores the Malagasy people, interethnic relations, the influence of the Merina kingdom, French colonialism, and the political dynamics leading up to independence in 1960. Brown, a diplomat and historian, provides in-depth analysis ba…
This book provides a comprehensive historical and analytical account of Madagascar from 1947 to 2002, tracing the country’s political, social, and cultural transformations across five decades. Written by Jacques Tiersonnier, S.J., with contributions from Céline Mathon, the work examines key events such as the 1947 uprising, the post-colonial political restructuring, the rise and fall of vari…
Death in the Congo offers a detailed historical investigation into the assassination of Patrice Lumumba, the first prime minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Emmanuel Gerard and Bruce Kuklick uncover the political tensions following Congo’s independence in 1960 and reveal the role of Belgium, the United States, and the United Nations in the crisis. Drawing on new archival evidence, t…