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Donald Crummey

Priests and Politicians

Protestant and Catholic Missions in Orthodox Ethiopia (1830-1868)

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Priests and Politicians was a contribution to a growing literature on Christian missions in Africa. It covered an early phase of nineteenth century activities in a part of the continent, which is still poorly represented in Africanists scholarship. The study rests upon an extensive use of English, French, Swiss and Italian archives. The main thematic emphasis is political inter-action: the central role of missionaries in the genesis of modern Afro-European relations and the apparent motives of Ethiopian leaders in dealing with representatives of an alien society. A variety of missionary strategies is revealed and discussed with particular ref… Mehr

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  • ISBN: 978-1-59907-021-6
  • EAN: 9781599070216
  • Produktnummer: 3116179
  • Verlag: Tsehai Publishers
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2007
  • Seitenangabe: 212 S.
  • Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D1.1 cm 315 g
  • Abbildungen: Paperback
  • Gewicht: 315

Über den Autor


Donald Crummey received his Ph.D. in African History from the School of Oriental and African Studies at London University in 1967. From 1967 to 1973 he was a member of the History Department of what is now Addis Ababa University. In 1973 he joined the faculty of the University of Illinois where he is Professor Emeritus. He is the author of numerous articles on Ethiopian history. His current interests are reflected in two recent books: Land and Society in the Christian Kingdom of Ethiopia: From the Thirteenth to the Twentieth Century (University of Illinois Press, 2000); and African Savannas. Global Narratives and Local Knowledge of Environmental Change (James Currey Publisher, 2003), which he coedited with Thomas J. Bassett.

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