The Ethiopians : a history / Richard Pankhurst.
The Ethiopians : a history / Richard Pankhurst.
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Publisher
Oxford ; Malden, Mass. : Blackwell Publishers, c2001.
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G 2013/5161
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English
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Physical content
xiv, 299 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Contents
1. Prehistory and Geography -- 2. Punt, Pharaohs and Ptolemies, the Aksumite Kingdom, and the Coming of Christianity -- 3. The Zagwe Dynasty, Lalibala Churches, and the Solomonic 'Restoration' -- 4. Life in the Middle Ages: Contacts with Muslim Neighbours and Far-off Christians -- 5. Ahmad ibn Ibrah...
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Publisher
Oxford ; Malden, Mass. : Blackwell Publishers, c2001.
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Massachusetts
Date Published
c2001.
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Summary
This is a history of the Ethiopians from pre-history to the present day. Drawing on research in archaeology, anthropology, linguistics and on recent historiography, the book charts the development of the Ethiopian people and their society, placing emphasis on the African origins of Ethiopian civilization.
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Full title
The Ethiopians : a history / Richard Pankhurst.
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Notes
General note
The peoples of Africa.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [278]-286) and index.
State Reference Library copy: transferred from REF N963/12.
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c2001.
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G 2013/5161
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74Vvrl3RQdlM
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ISBN
0631184686
9780631224938 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0631224939 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780631184683 (alk. paper)
0631184686 (alk. paper)
9780631184683
DDC
963
MMS ID
991011490379702626
