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Ideology and elite conflicts : autopsy of the Ethiopian revolutio n /

Kebede, Messay.

Ideology and elite conflicts : autopsy of the Ethiopian revolutio n / Messay Kebede. - Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, c2011. - xv, 388 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Controversies over the nature of the Ethiopian social change -- Theo ries of revolution and the Ethiopian discrepancies -- Ideology and powe r struggle -- Subjective conditions of social revolutions -- The ideolo gical origins of Haile Selassie's regime -- Sociopolitical origins of H aile Selassie's regime -- The politics of cooptation: strengths and wea knesses -- Social blockage and rising discontent -- The Ethiopian milit ary and the formation of the Derg -- Disputes over the radicalization o f the Derg -- Power struggle and radicalization -- Conflicts for power and the rise of Mengistu Haile Mariam -- Narcissism and revolution -- E thnonationalism and political competition -- The fall of Mengistu and t he Derg -- Why social revolutions fail? -- Philosophical extensions.

9780739137963 (cloth : alk. paper) 0739137964 (cloth : alk. paper)

2011-026951

015980521 Uk


Elite (Social sciences)-- History--Ethiopia-- 20th century.
Socialism


Ethiopia-- History-- Revolution, 1974.
Ethiopia-- Politics and government-- 1974-1991.

963.07/1