Black land : imperial Ethiopianism and African America /

As the only African nation, with the exception of Libera, to remain independent during the colonization of the continent, Ethiopia has long held significance for and captivated the imaginations of African Americas. In Black Land, Nadia Nurhussein delves into nineteenth- and twentieth-century African...

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Main Author: Nurhussein, Nadia, 1974- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2019]
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