Philosophy Faculty Publications
Document Type
Book
Publication Date
2008
Abstract
During the 1960s and early 1970s, a majority of Ethiopian students and intellectuals adopted a Marxist-Leninist ideology with fanatic fervor. The leading force in an uprising against the imperial regime of Emperor Haile Selassie, they played a decisive role in the rise of a Leninist military regime. In this original study, Messay Kebede examines the sociopolitical and cultural factors that contributed to the radicalization of the educated elite in Ethiopia, and how this phenomenon contributed to the country's uninterrupted political crises and economic setbacks since the Revolution of 1974.
Offering a perspective garnered from his direct participation in the student movement, the author emphasizes the role of the Western education system in the progressive radicalization of students and assesses the impact of Western education on traditional cultures.
The most comprehensive study of the role of students in modern Ethiopian political history to date, Radicalism and Cultural Dislocation in Ethiopia, 1960-1974 opens the door for discussion and debate on the issue of African modernization and the effects of cultural colonization.
ISBN/ISSN
9781580462914
Document Version
Published Version
Copyright
Copyright © 2008, University of Rochester Press
Publisher
University of Rochester Press
Place of Publication
Rochester, NY
eCommons Citation
Kebede, Messay, "Radicalism and Cultural Dislocation in Ethiopia, 1960-1974" (2008). Philosophy Faculty Publications. 112.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/phl_fac_pub/112
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Comments
The excerpt available for download is Chapter 1, "The Rise of Student Radicalism in Ethiopia," provided with the permission of the publisher. Permission documentation is on file.
To purchase the entire volume, use the ISBN or see the publisher's website: https://boydellandbrewer.com/radicalism-and-cultural-dislocation-in-ethiopia-1960-1974-hb.html
Book's citation information: Kebede, Messay. Radicalism and Cultural Dislocation in Ethiopia, 1960-1974. Rochester, NY: University of Rochester Press, 2008. ISBN: 9781580462914