The Oromo Movement and Imperial Politics: Culture and Ideology in Oromia and Ethiopia
Focusing on the issue of the Oromo national struggle for liberation, statehood, and democracy, this book critically examines the dialectical relationship between Ethiopian colonialism and Oromo culture, epistemology, politics, and ideology in the context of the accumulated collective grievances of the Oromo nation. Specifically, the book identifies chains of sociological and historical factors that facilitated the development of Oromummaa (Oromo nationalism) and the Oromo national movement. It demonstrates how the Oromo national movement has been challenging and transforming Ethiopian imperial politics, tracks the different forms and phases of the movement, and maps out its future direction.

Currently, the Oromo are the largest ethno-national group and political minority in the Ethiopian Empire. They were colonized and incorporated into Ethiopia as colonial subjects in the last decades of the 19th century through the alliance of Abyssinian/Ethiopian colonialism and European imperialism. Since their colonization, the Oromo people have been treated as second-class citizens and have been economically exploited and culturally and politically suppressed. Despite the fact that Oromo resistance to Ethiopian colonialism existed during the process of their colonization and subjugation, it was only in the 1960s and 1970s that Oromo nationalists initiated organized efforts to liberate their people. Presently, Oromo nationalism plays a central role in Ethiopian politics.

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The Oromo Movement and Imperial Politics: Culture and Ideology in Oromia and Ethiopia
Focusing on the issue of the Oromo national struggle for liberation, statehood, and democracy, this book critically examines the dialectical relationship between Ethiopian colonialism and Oromo culture, epistemology, politics, and ideology in the context of the accumulated collective grievances of the Oromo nation. Specifically, the book identifies chains of sociological and historical factors that facilitated the development of Oromummaa (Oromo nationalism) and the Oromo national movement. It demonstrates how the Oromo national movement has been challenging and transforming Ethiopian imperial politics, tracks the different forms and phases of the movement, and maps out its future direction.

Currently, the Oromo are the largest ethno-national group and political minority in the Ethiopian Empire. They were colonized and incorporated into Ethiopia as colonial subjects in the last decades of the 19th century through the alliance of Abyssinian/Ethiopian colonialism and European imperialism. Since their colonization, the Oromo people have been treated as second-class citizens and have been economically exploited and culturally and politically suppressed. Despite the fact that Oromo resistance to Ethiopian colonialism existed during the process of their colonization and subjugation, it was only in the 1960s and 1970s that Oromo nationalists initiated organized efforts to liberate their people. Presently, Oromo nationalism plays a central role in Ethiopian politics.

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The Oromo Movement and Imperial Politics: Culture and Ideology in Oromia and Ethiopia

The Oromo Movement and Imperial Politics: Culture and Ideology in Oromia and Ethiopia

The Oromo Movement and Imperial Politics: Culture and Ideology in Oromia and Ethiopia

The Oromo Movement and Imperial Politics: Culture and Ideology in Oromia and Ethiopia

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Focusing on the issue of the Oromo national struggle for liberation, statehood, and democracy, this book critically examines the dialectical relationship between Ethiopian colonialism and Oromo culture, epistemology, politics, and ideology in the context of the accumulated collective grievances of the Oromo nation. Specifically, the book identifies chains of sociological and historical factors that facilitated the development of Oromummaa (Oromo nationalism) and the Oromo national movement. It demonstrates how the Oromo national movement has been challenging and transforming Ethiopian imperial politics, tracks the different forms and phases of the movement, and maps out its future direction.

Currently, the Oromo are the largest ethno-national group and political minority in the Ethiopian Empire. They were colonized and incorporated into Ethiopia as colonial subjects in the last decades of the 19th century through the alliance of Abyssinian/Ethiopian colonialism and European imperialism. Since their colonization, the Oromo people have been treated as second-class citizens and have been economically exploited and culturally and politically suppressed. Despite the fact that Oromo resistance to Ethiopian colonialism existed during the process of their colonization and subjugation, it was only in the 1960s and 1970s that Oromo nationalists initiated organized efforts to liberate their people. Presently, Oromo nationalism plays a central role in Ethiopian politics.


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ISBN-13: 9781793603388
Publisher: Lexington Books
Publication date: 02/13/2020
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 210
File size: 500 KB

About the Author

Asafa Jalata is professor of sociology and global and Africana studies at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Table of Contents

Chapter I: Introduction

Chapter II: The Oromo Epistemology, Agency, and Movement

Chapter III: The Oromo Nation: Toward Mental Liberation and Empowerment

With Harwood D. Schaffer

Chapter IV: The Oromo National Movement and Gross Human Rights Violations

Chapter V: Theorizing Oromummaa

Chapter VI: Gadaa/Siqqee as the Fountain of Oromummaa and the Theoretical Base of Oromo Liberation

With Harwood D. Schaffer

Chapter VII: The Oromo Movement: The Effects of State Terrorism and Globalization in Oromia and Ethiopia

Chapter VIII: Politico-cultural Prerequisites for Protecting the Oromo National Interest

Chapter IX: The Challenges of Building Oromo National Institutions

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