Power and Its Discontents: Anywaa's Reactions to the Expansion of the Ethiopian State, 1950-1991 | AUC Library

Power and Its Discontents: Anywaa's Reactions to the Expansion of the Ethiopian State, 1950-1991

Author:

Dereje Feyissa

Publisher:

African Studies Centre, Boston University

Date published:

2015

Record type:

Journal article

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Journal Title:

The International Journal of African Historical Studies

Source:

The International Journal of African Historical Studies , Vol. 48, No. 1, 2015, pp. 31-49

Subject:

POLITICAL POWER

Abstract:

The article explores the local identity and cultural aspects of resistance and response by the Anywaa people in the Gambella region of Ethiopia to the political development of the national state. Emphasis is given to topics such as the influence of revolutionaries from Sudan, the impact of militant socialism and centralized rule on traditional authority, and the resettlement of peasants.

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CITATION: Dereje Feyissa. Power and Its Discontents: Anywaa's Reactions to the Expansion of the Ethiopian State, 1950-1991 . : African Studies Centre, Boston University , 2015. The International Journal of African Historical Studies , Vol. 48, No. 1, 2015, pp. 31-49 - Available at: https://library.au.int/power-and-its-discontents-anywaas-reactions-expansion-ethiopian-state-1950-1991-1