Eurasian Empires as Blueprints for Ethiopia: From Ethnolinguistic Nation-State to Multiethnic Federation

by Christophe Van Der Beken, Tomasz Kamusella, Asnake Kefale

This book is a contribution to the global history of the transfer of political ideas, as exemplified by the case of modern Ethiopia.

Like many non-European nation-states, Ethiopia adopted a western model of statehood, that is, the nation-state. Unlike the postcolonial polities that have retained the mode of statehood imposed on them by their colonial powers, Ethiopia was never successfully colonized leaving its ruling elite free to select...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367744805
• ISBN13: 9780367744809
• Release Date: August 2022
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 142 Pages
• Weight: 0.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"