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Ethnic Othering and Governance in Imperial Ethiopia - The Other Abyssinians: The Northern Oromo and the Creation of Modern Ethiopia, 1855–1913 By Brian J. Yates. Rochester, NY: University of Rochester Press, 2020. Pp. 246. $110.00, hardcover (ISBN: 9781580469807); $24.99, e-book (ISBN: 9781787446533).

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The Other Abyssinians: The Northern Oromo and the Creation of Modern Ethiopia, 1855–1913 By Brian J. Yates. Rochester, NY: University of Rochester Press, 2020. Pp. 246. $110.00, hardcover (ISBN: 9781580469807); $24.99, e-book (ISBN: 9781787446533).

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 December 2022

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EthiopiaNortheastern Africagovernanceimperialismkingdoms & states
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The Journal of African History , Volume 63 , Issue 3 , November 2022 , pp. 424 - 426
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