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Chapter I Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa |
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Culture contact between Europe and northeastern Africa |
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"The most populated mountain' -- an introduction |
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Chapter II Land and environment |
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Geology and geomorphology |
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20 | (5) |
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25 | (1) |
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29 | (3) |
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32 | (3) |
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35 | (4) |
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39 | (2) |
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41 | (5) |
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46 | (4) |
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50 | (4) |
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54 | (2) |
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56 | (5) |
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Peoples of northwest Ethiopia: Beni Shangul-Gumuz |
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61 | (2) |
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63 | (3) |
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66 | (2) |
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68 | (3) |
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71 | (4) |
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75 | (2) |
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77 | (2) |
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79 | (3) |
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82 | (2) |
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Peoples of southwest Ethiopia: Nuer and Anywaa |
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84 | (3) |
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87 | (50) |
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Palaeontology and prehistory |
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87 | (3) |
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90 | (4) |
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94 | (4) |
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98 | (5) |
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Aksum, town and monuments |
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103 | (4) |
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107 | (4) |
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111 | (1) |
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Kingdom and city of Gondar |
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112 | (4) |
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Andreu Martinez d'Alos-Moner |
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116 | (5) |
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The Ethiopian empire under Tewodros II and Yohannes IV |
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121 | (5) |
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126 | (3) |
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Emperor Hayla Sellase and his era |
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129 | (4) |
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Ethiopia after the fall of the emperor |
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133 | (3) |
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Selected chronology of Ethiopian history |
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Chapter V Material culture |
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137 | (28) |
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137 | (1) |
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137 | (4) |
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141 | (5) |
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Coinage and currency in Ethiopia |
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146 | (3) |
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149 | (4) |
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153 | (2) |
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155 | (5) |
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160 | (2) |
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162 | (3) |
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Chapter VI Intellectual culture |
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165 | (1) |
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166 | (3) |
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169 | (5) |
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174 | (3) |
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177 | (3) |
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180 | (4) |
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184 | (3) |
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187 | (3) |
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190 | (2) |
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192 | (1) |
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193 | (7) |
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200 | (5) |
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205 | (4) |
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209 | (3) |
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Ethiopia and Eritrea in literature |
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212 | (5) |
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217 | (34) |
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History and faith of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church |
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218 | (4) |
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Organization of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church |
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222 | (4) |
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Customs in the Ethiopian Church |
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226 | (4) |
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Hagiography and monasticism in the Ethiopian Church |
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230 | (4) |
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234 | (5) |
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Islam and Islamic reformism |
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239 | (2) |
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Interfaith relations between Christianity and Islam in Ethiopia |
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241 | (3) |
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244 | (3) |
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Andreu Martinez d'Alos-Moner |
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247 | (2) |
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249 | (2) |
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Chapter VIII Society and politics |
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251 | (24) |
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251 | (1) |
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252 | (3) |
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Political systems of Ethiopia |
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255 | (3) |
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Legal systems of Ethiopia |
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258 | (3) |
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Modern economy of Ethiopia |
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261 | (5) |
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Modern education of Ethiopia |
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266 | (2) |
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Ethiopian health care systems |
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268 | (3) |
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Media and communication in Ethiopia |
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271 | (2) |
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Chapter IX Recent developments |
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275 | (32) |
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275 | (1) |
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Ethiopia and its neighbouring states: Djibouti, Eritrea, Somalia, South Sudan |
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275 | (10) |
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Ethiopia's developmental state |
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285 | (4) |
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289 | (4) |
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Poverty eradication in Ethiopia |
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293 | (7) |
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Internal and external security -- Ethiopian aspects |
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300 | (3) |
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Chances and challenges for Ethiopia's development in the regional context |
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303 | (4) |
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Chapter X Travelling and sightseeing |
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307 | (1) |
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Travel and exploration in Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa |
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Andreu Martinez d'Alos-Moner |
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311 | (4) |
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315 | (3) |
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318 | (5) |
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323 | (4) |
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327 | (4) |
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331 | (3) |
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334 | (3) |
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Andreu Martinez d'Alos-Moner |
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337 | (3) |
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340 | (2) |
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342 | (5) |
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| Glossary of selected names and terms |
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| Ge'ez transcription |
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| Index of principal names and terms |
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