Beschreibung:
Gérard Prunier is a renowned historian of contemporary Africa and author of the acclaimed Africa's World War: Congo, the Rwandan Genocide, and the Making of a Continental Catastrophe, The Rwanda Crisis: History of a Genocide and Darfur: The Ambiguous Genocide.
Understanding Contemporary Ethiopia seeks to offer readers a comprehensive overview of the country's recent history, politics and culture that goes beyond the usual guidebook fare, presenting a measured, detailed and systematic analysis of the main features of this unique country, now building on the foundations of a magical and tumultuous past as it struggles to emerge in the modern world on its own terms.