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Ethiopia, 5th (Bradt Travel Guide Ethiopia)
Author: Philip Briggs
ISBN-10: 1841622842
ISBN-13: 9781841622842
Published: 2009-07-15
Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides
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While the world taps its feet, Ethiopia breakdances with its shoulders. This is an uplifting, inspirational country which confounds expectations. It’s no featureless desert but a land of majestic landscapes surrounding a vast, fertile plateau. The rock-hewn churches in its medieval capital, Lalibela, are regarded by many as the eighth wonder of the world. Its people are welcoming, proud and besotted by their own culture and history. Bradt’s Ethiopia is the most thorough guide available to this country rich in culture, history and dramatic scenery, and has been highly praised by both travel press and readers.‘Thorough and reassuring, it provides all the practical and background information to make readers leap from their armchairs and visit this vast, magical country’The Daily Telegraph (UK)
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Natural Fashion: Tribal Decoration from Africa
Author: Hans Silvester
ISBN-10: 0500288054
ISBN-13: 9780500288054
Published: 2009-04-27
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
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The scene of tribal conflicts and guerrilla incursions, Ethiopia’s Omo Valley is also home to fascinating rites and traditions that have survived for thousands of years.The nomadic people who inhabit the valley share a gift for body painting and elaborate adornments borrowed from nature, and Hans Silvester has captured the results in a series of photographs made over the course of numerous trips. 160 color photographs
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The Sign and the Seal: The Quest for the Lost Ark of the Covenant
Author: Graham Hancock
ISBN-10: 0517578131
ISBN-13: 9780517578131
Published: 1992-03-27
Publisher: Crown
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A compelling brew of mystery, crime, and science revealing the details of high-tech murder investigation.From the Trade Paperback edition.
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Lonely Planet Ethiopia and Eritrea (Country Travel Guide)
Author: Jean-Bernard Carillet
ISBN-10: 1741048141
ISBN-13: 9781741048148
Published: 2009-12-01
Publisher: Lonely Planet
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Explore Ethiopia and Eritrea with the people who know it best: Lonely Planet. Discover ancient churches and cities frozen in time, trek the dramatic landscape of the Simien and Bale Mountains, and go diving in the thriving reefs of the Dahlak Islands. Explore Asmara's astounding Italian Art Deco architecture and finish the day with the perfect "macchiato." Lonely Planet guides are written by experts who get to the heart of every destination they visit. This fully updated edition is packed with accurate, practical and honest advice, designed to give you the information you need to make the most of your trip. In This Guide: Tailored trips to get you up close with history and natureTake a hike or dance the day away with our festivals and activities chapterGreen Index to make your travels ecofriendly
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The Blue Nile
Author: Alan Moorehead
ISBN-10: 0394714490
ISBN-13: 9780394714493
Published: 1983-05-12
Publisher: Vintage Books
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An account of the course of the Blue Nile from the Ethiopian Highlands, through the Sudan and Egupt to the sea. The book contains an historical narrative which starts in the eighteenth century and ends in 1869. The period was dominated by four men: James Bruce, the Scot who journeyed to the supposed source of the Blue Nile, and stayed in warring Ethiopia; Napoleon who, needing military glory to further his political ambitions, led a brilliantly conceived expedition to Egypt; Mohammed Ali, the Turkish viceroy, who sent his son to conquer the Sudan in a ruthless quest for gold and slaves; and Emporer Theodore of Ethiopia, a tyrant who held British subjects captive.
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Held at a Distance: A Rediscovery of Ethiopia
Author: Rebecca G. Haile
ISBN-10: 0897335562
ISBN-13: 9780897335560
Published: 2007-05-01
Publisher: Academy Chicago Publishers
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This powerful book gives readers a chance to experience Ethiopia through the personal experience of a writer who is both Ethiopian and American. It takes readers beyond headlines and stereotypes to a deeper understanding of the country. This is an absorbing account of the author’s return trip to Ethiopia as an adult, having left the country in exile with her family at age 11. She profiles relatives and friends who have remained in Ethiopia, and she writes movingly about Ethiopia’s recent past and its ancient history. She offers a clear-eyed analysis of the state of the country today, and her keen observations and personal experience will resonate with readers. This is a unique glimpse into a fascinating African country by a talented writer.
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An Introduction to African Civilizations: with Main Currents in Ethiopian History
Author: Willis Nathaniel Huggins
ISBN-10: 0837120586
ISBN-13: 9780837120584
Published: 1969-11-12
Publisher: Greenwood Press Reprint
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This is a unique and pioneering survey of the ancient and contemporary (1937) African world. Huggins views Africa and African accomplishments from a decidedly African-centered perspective. A strong supporter of Ethiopia and its fight against fascism, Huggins devotes a detailed chapter to Ethiopian history and the war with Italy. Huggins successfully wrote this book for students, independent study groups, and the general reader. This edition is not to be confused with John G. Jackson s later book which has the same title. Huggins was one of Jackson s mentors. Comparing the two books one can see how Jackson was influenced by Huggins, a seldom-noted member of the Harlem historians. With the republication of the original Introduction to African Civilizations, readers now have access to Willis N. Huggins his ability as an historian, his dedication as an activist, and to one of the more important works produced by a Black self-trained historian.
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Surrender or Starve: Travels in Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia, and Eritrea
Author: Robert D. Kaplan
ISBN-10: 1400034523
ISBN-13: 9781400034529
Published: 2003-11-11
Publisher: Vintage
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Robert D. Kaplan is one of our leading international journalists, someone who can explain the most complicated and volatile regions and show why they’re relevant to our world. In Surrender or Starve, Kaplan illuminates the fault lines in the Horn of Africa, which is emerging as a crucial region for America’s ongoing war on terrorism. Reporting from Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, and Eritrea, Kaplan examines the factors behind the famine that ravaged the region in the 1980s, exploring the ethnic, religious, and class conflicts that are crucial for understanding the region today. He offers a new foreword and afterword that show how the nations have developed since the famine, and why this region will only grow more important to the United States. Wielding his trademark ability to blend on-the-ground reporting and cogent analysis, Robert D. Kaplan introduces us to a fascinating part of the world, one that it would behoove all of us to know more about.
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Ethiopia - Culture Smart!: The essential guide to customs & culture
Author: Sarah Howard
ISBN-10: 1857334949
ISBN-13: 9781857334944
Published: 2009-11-17
Publisher: Kuperard
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Culture Smart! provides essential information on attitudes, beliefs and behavior in different countries, ensuring that you arrive at your destination aware of basic manners, common courtesies, and sensitive issues. These concise guides tell you what to expect, how to behave, and how to establish a rapport with your hosts. This inside knowledge will enable you to steer clear of embarrassing gaffes and mistakes, feel confident in unfamiliar situations, and develop trust, friendships, and successful business relationships.Culture Smart! offers illuminating insights into the culture and society of a particular country. It will help you to turn your visit-whether on business or for pleasure-into a memorable and enriching experience. Contents include:* customs, values, and traditions* historical, religious, and political background* life at home* leisure, social, and cultural life* eating and drinking* do's, don'ts, and taboos* business practices* communication, spoken and unspoken"Culture Smart has come to the rescue of hapless travellers." Sunday Times Travel"... the perfect introduction to the weird, wonderful and downright odd quirks and customs of various countries." Global Travel"...full of fascinating-as well as common-sense-tips to help you avoid embarrassing faux pas." Observer"...as useful as they are entertaining." Easyjet Magazine"...offer glimpses into the psyche of a faraway world." New York Times
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