Pioneers of Change in Ethiopia FROM THE PUBLISHER
Bahru Zewde, one of the foremost historians of modern Ethiopia, has constructed a collective biography of a remarkable group of men and women in a formative period of their country's history. He traces their influence on the articulation and resolution of such central political issues as 'the national question', and the legacy of these reformist intellectuals on the revolutionary intellectuals of the 1960s and 1970s. It is a unique contribution to the intellectual history of both modern Ethiopia and modern Africa.
SYNOPSIS
This volume explores the role of intellectuals in the political revolution in early twentieth century Ethiopia. The main part of the text is devoted to the lives of reformers such as pamphleteer Gäbrä-Egziabhér and Taddäsä Mäshäsha, who was employed as a private secretary to the King. The author also discusses the educational system and legislative measures of the period. Zewde teaches history at Addis Ababa U. in Ethiopia. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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