Emperor Haile Selassie / Bereket Habte Selassie.

Author/creator Bereket H. Selassie author.
Format Book
PublicationAthens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, 2014.
Description147 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 18 cm.
Subjects

SeriesOhio short histories of Africa
Ohio short histories of Africa. ^A1130262
Contents Leadership in the context of Ethiopian history and mythology -- 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 131-141) and index.
LCCN 2014029648
ISBN9780821421277 (pb : alk. paper)
ISBN0821421271 (pb : alk. paper)
ISBN9780821445082 (pdf)
ISBN0821445081 (pdf)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks DT387.7 .B47 2014 ✔ Available Place Hold