{"product_id":"ethiopian-warriorhood-defence-land-and-society-1800-1941-paperback-1","title":"Ethiopian Warriorhood: Defence, Land and Society 1800-1941 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTsehai Berhane-Selassie\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe history of the often-overlooked \u003ci\u003echewa\u003c\/i\u003e Ethiopian warriors and their crucial role in defending their homeland against invasion, as well as their strong influence on political identity and the social infrastructure.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eToday best known for their role in defending Ethiopia from Italian invasion 1935-41, \u003ci\u003echewa\u003c\/i\u003e warriors protected Ethiopia for centuries. Yet, depicted by some 19th-century Western observers as little more than \"a horde\" of warmongers, and later suppressed by Ethiopian monarchs who sought to create a centralized modern state, their contribution has been neglected. Drawing on oral and written sources, as well as the \u003ci\u003ezeraf\u003c\/i\u003e poetry through which theyexpressed themselves, this book explores for the first time in depth the history, practices and principles of warriorhood of the \u003ci\u003echewa\u003c\/i\u003e, and their wider influence on society and state. Often self-trained individuals who began by defending their communities, by the end of the 19th century there were \u003ci\u003echewa\u003c\/i\u003e warrior groups from almost all linguistic groups who fought together to resist foreign invaders. Some \u003ci\u003echewa\u003c\/i\u003e enrolled in the service of the Ethiopian \"kings of kings\", who organized them as named corps that supplemented the formal defence of the state. Today, \u003ci\u003echewa\u003c\/i\u003e political identity, which transcended social, familial, political and other groupings, remains deeply rooted in Ethiopian society.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.71 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 23, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47517674832093,"sku":"9781847013361","price":75.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/e3-wRZxmcz9781847013361.webp?v=1783973127","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/ethiopian-warriorhood-defence-land-and-society-1800-1941-paperback-1","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}