This book demonstrates that the Oromo national struggle for egalitarian democracy, self-determination, and just peace is complex, mysterious, and dangerous. By employing a social-constructionist theory of making societies and critical comparative political, economic, historical, sociological, and sociocultural approaches, it impresses the importance of exposing the deficiencies of dominant social theories and systems of knowledge production and asserts that until the intellectuals of the colonized communities develop critical knowledge for human liberation by decolonizing the minds of the oppressed and the modern sciences, which help perpetuate ignorance, domination, and exploitation, there cannot be true human liberation and egalitarian democracy.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
'Professor Asafa Jalata's book brings together interrelated topics to highlight the plight of the colonized Oromo nation by the Ethiopian settler colonial state since the last decades of the nineteenth century. It also critically examines the complex nature of the Oromo national movement, including the Oromo youth movement and political and armed resistance by Oromo nationalists to form a government that respects the rule of law and the rights of the people to live in peace.'Bichaka Fayissa, PhD, Professor of Economics at Middle Tennessee State University'This book demonstrates the Oromo people's resilient spirit, shining through centuries of struggle against Ethiopian colonization, racism, exploitation, and injustice. The challenges the Oromo have faced fighting oppressive forces backed by global powers, their quest for democracy, self-determination, and a sustainable future must be mobilized and expanded more than ever before by, for example, launching national civic institutions building.'Asfaw Beyene, PhD,Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Fellow of American Society of Mech. Eng., Associate Dean, and Director of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at San Diego State University'Professor Asafa Jalata's book is the first to provide readers with the history of the Oromo Liberation Front, milestones, and challenges it has faced in its long struggle for the right of the Oromo people to self-determination. It is a must-read by anyone serious about understanding the root causes of conflicts in Oromia, Ethiopia, and the Horn of Africa. This book is an essential addition to his vast body of work.'Moa Apagodu, PhD,Associate Professor of Mathematics, Virginia Commonwealth University
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Sprache
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Newcastle upon Tyne
Großbritannien
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Produkt-Hinweis
Maße
Höhe: 212 mm
Breite: 148 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-0364-4423-5 (9781036444235)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Asafa Jalata is the Betty Lynn Hendrickson Professor and Sociology and Global and Africana Studies professor at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Professor Jalata's recently published books include Baro Tumsa: The Principal Architect of the Oromo Liberation Front (2024); The Oromo Movement and Imperial Politics (2022); Cultural Capital and Prospects for Democracy in Botswana and Ethiopia (2020); Phases of Terrorism in the Age of Globalization: From Christopher Columbus to Osama bin Laden (2017); Contending Nationalisms of Oromia and Ethiopia: Struggling for Statehood, Sovereignty and Multinational Democracy (2010).
