The soldier's work is to follow orders, not to engage in politics.
MOTTO OF THE IMPERIAL BODYGUARD
The contradictions of contemporary Ethiopia and its continuity with the past are personified in Emperor Haile Selassie I who, more than any other man, has shaped the destiny of this ancient land during the last half century. Since 1917 when he emerged as regent after a prolonged power struggle, his chief political aim has been to unify this weak, poor, and diverse land by establishing full imperial authority over all its peoples. In his persistent pursuit of unity and prestige for his country, his methods have been benevolently paternalistic, authoritarian, and sometimes harsh...
8. The Italian-Ethiopian War, October 1935-November 1941: Causes, Conduct, and Consequences [ from Great Powers and Little Wars: The Limits of Power by E. J. Errington, A. Hamish Ion; Praeger Publishers, 1993 ]
Brian R. Sullivan :
The conflict in East Africa between the Italians and Ethiopians drew intense world interest from the summer of 1935 until the spring of 1936. But concern over the Ethiopian War faded quickly thereafter. Benito Mussolini's troops entered Addis Ababa in May; the war appeared over...
Ethiopia: A Country Study (1981)
by Harold D. Nelson, Irving Kaplan. 366 pgs.
Environment, Famine, and Politics in Ethiopia: A View from the Village
by Alemneh Dejene. 172 pgs.
Rivers of Blood: A Comparative Study of Government Massacres (Chap. 5 "Ethiopia: She'eb Massacre")
by Brenda K. Uekert. 246 pgs.
Elusive Peace: Negotiating an End to Civil Wars (Chap. Five "Eritrea and Ethiopia: Negotiations in a Transitional Conflict")
by I. William Zartman. 353 pgs.
The Political Economy of Ethiopia
by Marina Ottaway. 251 pgs.
Ethiopia: Its People, Its Society, Its Culture (1962)
by George A. Lipsky, Wendell Blanchard, Abraham M. Hirsch, Bela C. Maday. 396 pgs.
Who Are the Rastafarians? Fikru Gebrekidane [Bond without Blood: A History of Ethiopian and New World Black Relations, 1896-1991 (Trenton, NJ: Africa World Press, 2005)]
The Autobiography of Emperor Haile Sellassie I Vol.2
My life and Ethiopia's progress Haile Sellassie I King of Kings of Ethiopia Volume two Addis Ababa, 1966 E.C. In this volume, many will be reading for the first time of the attempts made by Mussolini to give the I Majesty millions of pounds and build him a palace in the country of HIS choice. But the I majesty replied and said: "I left my country, not to sell it, But to seek justice for my people and my country. The history of Ethiopia will not be despoiled by a guinea stained with the blood of Ethiopians." --Ras Miguel Lorne, Attorney-at-Law, Jamaica Paperback
ABEBE, DANIEL, ETHIOPIA IN PICTURES, 64 pages, damaged, 3 images of Selassie, 15.00
BARKER, A. J., THE CIVILIZING MISSION, 383 pages, many photos of Selassie, 45.00
BARKER, A.J., THE RAPE OF ETHIOPIA, 1936, 160 pages, many photos of Selassie, 20.00
CAILLOU, ALAN, SHEBA SLEPT HERE, 250 pages, 20.00, 4 copies
CAPUTO, PHILLIP, THE HORN OF AFRICA, 537 PAGES, paperback, 4.00
COFFEY, THOMAS, LION BY THE TAIL, 369 pages, three photos of Selassie, 4 US copies, 1 English, 40.00
COUGHLAN, ROBERT, TROPICAL AFRICA, 176 pages, 1 great color portrait of Selassie, 15.00, 2 copies
COURLANDER, HAROLD, THE FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN, 137 pages, 25.00
DEL BOCA, ANGELO, THE ETHIOPIAN WAR, 289 pages, 35.00
de PROROK, COUNT BYRON, IN QUEST OF LOST WORLDS, 289 pages, 20.00
DUGAN, JAMES and LaFORE, LAWRENCE, DAYS OF EMPEROR AND CLOWN, 382 pages, several photos of Selassie, 35.00 to 45.00
GILL, DENNIS, THE COINAGE OF ETHIOPIA, ERITREA AND ITALIAN SOMALILAND,
342 pages, several photos of Selassie, 100.00 to 150.00,
5 copies, some signed by author, out of only 1,000 printed
GUNTHER, JOHN, INSIDE AFRICA, 952 pages, 12.00
UNE VICTOIRE DE LA CIVILISATION, photocopy, 70 pages, French, 25.00
HANSON, HERBERT AND DELLA, FOR GOD AND EMPEROR, 188 pages, hardback with photos, 35.00, 2 copies
HANSON, HERBERT AND DELLA, FOR GOD AND EMPEROR, 188 pages, paperback with photos, 25.00, 2 copies
HANSON, HERBERT AND DELLA, FOR GOD AND EMPEROR, 188 pages, thin paperback WITHOUT photos, 15.00, 2 copies
HARRIS, JR., BRICE, THE UNITED STATES AND THE ITALO-ETHIOPIAN CRISIS, 187 pages, 30.00
HESS, ROBERT L., ETHIOPIA, THE MODERNIZATION OF AUTOCRACY, 272 pages, 15.00
JAGER, OTTO, ANTIQUITIES OF NORTH ETHIOPIA, 129 pages, 45.00
JESMAN, CZESLAW, THE RUSSIANS IN ETHIOPIA, 159 pages, 45.00
JESMAN, CZESLAW, THE ETHIOPIAN PARADOX,
JONES, A.H.M. and MONROE, ELIZABETH, A HISTORY OF ETHIOPIA, 196 pages,
45.00 - 60.00, 2 copies
KAPLAN, IRVING, AREA HANDBOOK FOR ETHIOPIA, 543 pages, 35.00
KAPLAN, IRVING, ETHIOPIA, A COUNTRY STUDY, 366 pages, 15.00
KENEALLY, THOMAS, TO ASAMARA, A NOVEL OF AFRICA, HB, 290 pages, 12.00
KOHL, MELVIN J., ETHIOPIA - TREASURE HOUSE OF AFRICA, 50 pages,
15.00, signed by author, several copies available
KORABIEWICZ, DR. W., THE ETHIOPIAN CROSS, 213 pages, 70.00
LEVINE, DONALD, GREATER ETHIOPIA, 229 pages, 15.00
LEWIS, HERBERT, A GALLA MONARCHY, 148 pages, 25.00
MacCREAGH, GORDON, THE LAST OF FREE AFRICA, 1928 ed, Ras Tafari photo,
361 pages, 30.00
MARKAKIS, JOHN, ETHIOPIA - ANATOMY OF A TRADITIONAL POLITY,
Oxford, first edition, 1974, 409 pages, 40.00
MATHEW, DAVID, THE STUDY OF A POLITY 1540-1935, 254 pages, 40.00
MINISTER OF INFORMATION, ETHIOPIA FORTY YEARS OF REIGN - FORTY YEARS OF PROGRESS 1930-1970,
gilt trim, real color photograph of Selassie glued on front cover,
many photos of Selassie inside, charts, 140 pages, 1971,
135.00
MOCKLER, ANTHONY, HAILE SELASSIE'S WAR, 13 photos of selassie inside,
454 pages, 60.00 - 70.00, 2 copies
MOOREHEAD, ALAN, THE BLIE NILE, 308 pages, 15.00
MOSLEY, LEONARD, HAILE SELASSIE THE CONQUERING LION, damaged, 288 pages, 25.00
NEGASH, ASKALE, HAILE SELASSIE,
111 pages, serious crease to back cover of the hardback, 30.00
NESBIT, L. M. HELLHOLE OF CREATION, 382 pages, 40.00
NICOLLE, DAVID, THE ITALIAN INVASION OF ETHIOPIA 1935-1936, 48 PAGE PB, 25.00
OTTAWAY, MARINA AND DAVID, ETHIOPIA - EMPIRE IN REVOLUTION, 250 pages, 15.00
PANKHURST, RICHARD, ECONOMIC HISTORY OF ETHIOPIA FROM EARLY TIMES TO 1800, 454 pages, 65.00
PANKHURST, SYLVIA, A CULTURAL HISTIRY OF ETHIOPIA, 747 pages, 125.00 - 150.00
PHILLIPSON, DAVID W., ANCIENT ETHIOPIA, as new, 176 pages, 30.00
PLAYNE, BEATRICE, ST. GEORGE FOR ETHIOPIA, 197 pages, 45.00
POWELL, ALEXANDER, BEYOND THE UTMOST PURPLE RIM, 431 pages, 70.00
SBACCHI, ALBERTO, LEGACY OF BITTERNESS, ETHIOPIA AND FACIST ITALY,
434 pages pb, 30.00
SHAEFER, LUDWIG F., THE ETHIOPIAN CRISIS, 101 pages, scarce pb, 12 articles, 35.00
SELASSIE, BEREKET HABLE, CONFLICT AND INTERVENTION IN THE HORN OF AFRICA, 211 pages, 10.00
SILVERBERG, ROBERT, THE REALM OF PRESTER JOHN, 344 pages, 35.00
SMITH, WILBUR, CRY WOLF, 401 pages, 25.00
SNOWDEN, FRANK, BLACKS IN ANTIQUITY, 364 pages, 40.00
ULLENDORF, EDWARD, THE ETHIOPIANS, AN INTRODUCTION TO COUNTRY AND PEOPLE,
232 pages, 45.00
ULLENDORF, EDWARD, MY LIFE AND ETHIOPIA'S PROGRESS,
(the autobiography of Haile Selassie I), Oxford Press hardback with d.j.,
335 pages, 80.00
VAN PASSEN, PIERRE, DAYS OF OUR YEARS, 557 pages, 15.00, 2 copies
The Autobiography of Emperor Haile Sellassie I Vol.2
