Jimma Abba Jifar, an Oromo Monarchy

Jimma Abba Jifar, an Oromo Monarchy
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Publisher : The Red Sea Press
Total Pages : 188
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ISBN-10 : 1569020892
ISBN-13 : 9781569020890
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Book Synopsis Jimma Abba Jifar, an Oromo Monarchy by : Herbert S. Lewis

Download or read book Jimma Abba Jifar, an Oromo Monarchy written by Herbert S. Lewis and published by The Red Sea Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Kingdom of Jimma Abba Jifar, established ca 1830, was the largest and most powerful of five monarchies formed by the Oromo peoples in south-western Ethiopia. Based on extensive fieldwork in the area, this work presents a study of the history and organisation of Jimma under its most powerful ruler, Abba Jifar II (1878-1932), stressing the political history and structure of Jimma with a comparative perspective which notes similarities and differences in processes and structures to monarchical systems elsewhere in Africa and the world.


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