Ethiopian Warriorhood Defence, Land and Society 1800-1941

Tsehai Berhane-Selassie, "Ethiopian Warriorhood: Defence, Land and Society 1800-1941 "
English | ISBN: 1847011918 | 2018 | 336 pages | EPUB | 5 MB
Today best known for their role in defending Ethiopia from Italian invasion 1935-41, chewa warriors protected Ethiopia for centuries. Yet, depicted by some 19th-century Western observers as little more than "a horde" of warmongers, and later suppressed by Ethiopian monarchs who sought to create a centralized modern state, their contribution has been neglected. Drawing on oral and written sources, as well as the zeraf poetry through which theyexpressed themselves, this book explores for the first time in depth the history, practices and principles of warriorhood of the