Author: George Fitz-Hardinge BerkeleyPublisher:
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Category : Eritrea
Languages : en
Pages : 456
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The Campaign of Adowa and the Rise of Menelik
Author: George Fitz-Hardinge BerkeleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Eritrea
Languages : en
Pages : 456
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Campaign of Adowa-The Rise of Menelik
Author: C. F. H. BerkeleyThe Campaign of Adowa and the Rise of Menelik. With Maps
Author: George Fitz-Hardinge BerkeleyPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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The Campaign of Adowa and the Rise of Menelik - Primary Source Edition
Author: George Fitz-Hardinge BerkeleyPublisher: Nabu Press
ISBN: 9781295575404
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 454
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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ The Campaign Of Adowa And The Rise Of Menelik George Fitz-Hardinge Berkeley A. Constable, 1902 History; Africa; Central; History / Africa / Central; History / Europe / Italy; Italo-Ethiopian War, 1895-1896; Italy
The Campaign of Adowa and the Rise of Menelik. New Edition with a New Introduction, Etc
Author: George Fitz-Hardinge BerkeleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 403
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The Campaign of Adowa and the Rise of Menelik
Author: George Fritz -Hardinge BerkeleyPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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The Battle of Adwa
Author: Raymond JonasPublisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674062795
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
In March 1896 a well-disciplined and massive Ethiopian army did the unthinkable-it routed an invading Italian force and brought Italy's war of conquest in Africa to an end. In an age of relentless European expansion, Ethiopia had successfully defended its independence and cast doubt upon an unshakable certainty of the age-that sooner or later all Africans would fall under the rule of Europeans. This event opened a breach that would lead, in the aftermath of world war fifty years later, to the continent's painful struggle for freedom from colonial rule. Raymond Jonas offers the first comprehensive account of this singular episode in modern world history. The narrative is peopled by the ambitious and vain, the creative and the coarse, across Africa, Europe, and the Americas-personalities like Menelik, a biblically inspired provincial monarch who consolidated Ethiopia's throne; Taytu, his quick-witted and aggressive wife; and the Swiss engineer Alfred Ilg, the emperor's close advisor. The Ethiopians' brilliant gamesmanship and savvy public relations campaign helped roll back the Europeanization of Africa. Figures throughout the African diaspora immediately grasped the significance of Adwa, Menelik, and an independent Ethiopia. Writing deftly from a transnational perspective, Jonas puts Adwa in the context of manifest destiny and Jim Crow, signaling a challenge to the very concept of white dominance. By reopening seemingly settled questions of race and empire, the Battle of Adwa was thus a harbinger of the global, unsettled century about to unfold.
The Campaign of Adowa and the Rise of Menelik
Author: G. F-H.. BerkeleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Italo-Ethiopian War, 1895-1896
Languages : en
Pages : 403
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The Campaign of Adowa and the Rise of Menelik
Author: George F.-H. BerkeleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 403
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Campaign of Adowa and the Rise of Menelikfirst Italo-Ethiopian War
Author: G. F-H BerkeleyPublisher:
ISBN: 9781845749606
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 432
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The battle of Adowa was a crucial turning point in the history of African colonialism. By the time it was fought, in March 1896, the ancient Empire of Abyssinia (today's Ethiopia) in the horn of Africa was the last African state to have retained its independence and escaped the 'scramble for Africa' that had seen the rest of the continent fall under the rule of rival European powers. As a latecomer to the colonial feast, Italy viewed Abyssinia, under its Emperor Menelik II, with greedy eyes. The Italians attacked Abyssinia but struggled in a hostile terrain. Urged on by Rome, however, the Italian Governor, General Baratieri, resolved on a full-frontal attack against the Ethiopian army, led by the Emperor himself. He ordered three separate columns totalling almost 20,000 men to advance on three mountain peaks. The Ethiopians, outnumbering the Italians by some five to one, were warned of the advance, ambushed the confused Italians and completely routed them.Adowa was the worst defeat ever inflicted on a European army by an African army. The Italians took a belated revenge in 1935 when Mussolini invaded and briefly conquered the country. This book is the only available account in English of an important and much-neglected campaign.