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Author:
Bereket H. Selassie, author.
Title:
Emperor Haile Selassie / Bereket Habte Selassie.
Publisher:
Ohio University Press,
Copyright Date:
2014
Description:
147 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 18 cm
Subject:
Haile Selassie--I,--Emperor of Ethiopia,--1892-1975.
Ethiopia--Kings and rulers--Biography.
Ethiopia--Politics and government--1889-1974.
Haile Selassie--I,--Emperor of Ethiopia,--1892-1975.
Kings and rulers.
Politics and government
Ethiopia.
1889 - 1974
Biography.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 131-141) and index.
Contents:
Last days : revolution and the end of the monarchy. Tafari : orphaned prince steeled by adversity -- Harar, Ras Makonnen, and Menelik's court -- The feud with Iassu; the plot thickens -- The 1916 coup d'état and the rise of a man of destiny -- From king to emperor : proclamation of the central elements of change -- The Italian invasion and the emperor's exile -- World War II and the return of the emperor to Ethiopia -- Postliberation developments -- Diplomacy : the American connection and nonalignment -- Turning of the tide : a shaken emperor on the horns of a dilemma -- Last days : revolution and the end of the monarchy.
Series:
Ohio short histories of Africa
ISBN:
0821445081 (pdf)
9780821445082 (pdf)
0821421271 (pb : alk. paper)
9780821421277 (pb : alk. paper)
OCLC:
(OCoLC)880966204
LCCN:
2014029648
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)
N2AX314 -- Divine Word College - Matthew Jacoby Library (Epworth)
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

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