Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-269) and index.

Maps and photographs -- Abbreviations -- Preface -- The setting -- I ntroduction -- Urbanization and migration in Ethiopian studies: scopes, limitations and perspectives -- Addis Ababa: from foundation to 1974 - - The dynamics -- Rural and regional factors of migration -- Economic g rowth, employment opportunities, and social services -- The dynamics of education -- The migration of women: socioeconomic and cultural factor s -- Addis Ababa: population and the ethnolinguistic dynamics of migrat ion to the city -- The challenge -- The burdens of overgrowth: "overurb anization" and Addis Ababa's major challenges, 1941-1974 -- Conclusion: "transcending" politics and ethnicity - the sociology of living togeth er in Addis Ababa -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index.