{"product_id":"the-oromo-and-the-christian-kingdom-of-ethiopia-1300-1700-9781847011619","title":"The Oromo and the Christian Kingdom of Ethiopia: 1300-1700","description":"This revisionary account of the Oromo people and the Christian kingdom of Ethiopia transforms our perception of the country's development, rebutting the common depiction of the Oromo as no more than a destructive force and demonstrating their significant role in shaping the course of Ethiopian history.\u003cbr\u003eTracing the early history of the Oromo as part of the Cushitic language speaking family of peoples, it establishes that they were neither foreigners nor newcomers to Ethiopia, but have been an integral part of the indigenous population since at least the first half of the 14th century. The massive 16th-century pastoral Oromo population movement revolutionized relations between the Christians and the Oromo. During the long process of assimilation that followed, with periods of both war and peace in central and southern Ethiopia, Oromo society was able to absorb and assimilate Cushitic and Semitic languagespeakers and Oromize them through the open, democratic and egalitarian \u003ci\u003eGada\u003c\/i\u003e system; while in northern Ethiopia the Oromo themselves were absorbed into Christian Amhara society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMohammed Hassen is Associate Professor in the Department of History, Georgia State University. His books include \u003ci\u003eThe Oromo of Ethiopia: A History, 1570 to 1860\u003c\/i\u003e (Cambridge University Press, 1990). He is a Contributing Editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Journal of Oromo Studies\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Horn of Africa\u003c\/i\u003e journal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-146728\"\u003eMohammed Hassen\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-14714248\"\u003eMohammed Mohammed Hassen\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e James Currey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/19\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.82d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781847011619\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1847011616\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS001020\"\u003eAfrica | East\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS037040\"\u003eModern | 17th Century\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POL\"\u003ePolitical Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POL053000\"\u003eWorld | African\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"James Currey","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42661972967661,"sku":"9781847011619","price":72.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_e60c6f07-eacf-4c9c-8661-53c756226cc3.jpg?v=1649375465","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-oromo-and-the-christian-kingdom-of-ethiopia-1300-1700-9781847011619","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}