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• ETHIOPIA
• Acknowledgments
• Preface
• Country Profile
• COUNTRY
• GEOGRAPHY
• SOCIETY
• ECONOMY
• TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
• GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
• NATIONAL SECURITY
• Introduction
• Chapter 1. Historical Setting
• Origins and the Early Periods
• Early Populations and Neighboring States
• The Aksumite State
• Ethiopia and the Early Islamic Period
• The Zagwe Dynasty
• The "Restoration" of the "Solomonic" Line
• Amhara Ascendancy
• The Trials of the Christian Kingdom and the Decline of Imperial Power
• Growth of Regional Muslim States
• Oromo Migrations and Their Impact
• Contact with European Christendom
• The Making of Modern Ethiopia
• The Reestablishment of the Ethiopian Monarchy
• From Tewodros II to Menelik II, 1855-89
• The Reign of Menelik II, 1889-1913
• The Interregnum
• Haile Selassie: The Prewar Period, 1930-36
• Italian Rule and World War II
• Italian Administration in Eritrea
• Mussolini's Invasion and the Italian Occupation
• Ethiopia in World War II
• The Postwar Period, 1945-60: Reform and Opposition
• Change and Resistance
• Administrative Change and the 1955 Constitution
• The Attempted Coup of 1960 and Its Aftermath
• Growth of Secessionist Threats
• The Liberation Struggle in Eritrea
• Discontent in Tigray
• The Ogaden and the Haud
• Revolution and Military Government
• Background to Revolution, 1960-74
• The Establishment of the Derg
• The Struggle for Power, 1974-77
• Ethiopia's Road to Socialism
• The Mengistu Regime and Its Impact
• Political Struggles Within the Government
• War in the Ogaden and the Turn to the Soviet Union
• Eritrean and Tigrayan Insurgencies
• Social and Political Changes
• Ethiopia in Crisis: Famine and Its Aftermath,1984-88
• Famine and Economic Collapse
• Government Defeats in Eritrea and Tigray
• The People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
• Changes in Soviet Policy and New International Horizons
• Chapter 2. The Society and Its Environment
• Physical Setting
• Boundaries: International and Administrative
• Topography and Drainage
• Climate
• Population
• Size, Distribution, and Growth
• Urbanization
• Resettlement and Villagization
• Refugees, Drought, and Famine
• Ethiopia's Peoples
• Ethnic Groups, Ethnicity, and Language
• Ethio-Semitic Language Groups
• Cushitic Language Groups
• Omotic Language Groups
• Nilo-Saharan Language Groups
• Occupational Castes
• Ethnic and Social Relations
• Interethnic Relations
• Social Relations
• Social System
• Rural Society
• Urban Society
• The Role of Women
• Religious Life
• Demography and Geography of Religious Affiliation
• Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity
• Organization of the Church and the Clergy
• Faith and Practice
• Islam
• Basic Teachings of Islam
• Local Character of Belief and Practice
• Indigenous Religions
• Foreign Missions
• Education
• Education During Imperial Rule
• Primary and Secondary Education since 1975
• Higher and Vocational Education since 1975
• Literacy
• Foreign Educational Assistance
• Health and Welfare
• Chapter 3. The Economy
• Growth and Structure of the Economy
• Developments up to l974
• Postrevolution Period
• Role of Government
• The Budgetary Process
• Revenue and Expenditures
• Banking and Monetary Policy
• Labor Force
• Unemployment
• Labor Unions
• Wages and Prices
• Agriculture
• Land Use and Land Reform
• Land Use
• Land Reform
• Government Rural Programs
• Peasant Associations and Rural Devlopment
• Cooperatives and State Farms
• Resettlement and Villagization
• Agricultural Production
• Major Cash Crops
• Major Staple Crops
• Livestock
• Fishing
• Forestry
• Government Marketing Operations
• Industry and Energy
• Manufacturing
• Industrial Development Policy
• Energy Resources
• Mining
• Transportation and Telecommunications
• Roads
• Railroads
• Ports
• Air Transport
• Telecommunications
• Foreign Trade
• Exports
• Imports
• Balance of Payments and Foreign Assistance
• Economic Prospects
• Chapter 4. Government and Politics
• The Workers' Party of Ethiopia
• Toward Party Formation
• The Vanguard Party
• The 1987 Constitution
• The Social Order
• Citizenship, Freedoms, Rights, and Duties
• National Shengo (National Assembly)
• Council of State
• The President
• Council of Ministers
• Judicial System
• Regional and Local Government
• Regional Administration
• Peasant Associations
• Kebeles
• Civil Service
• The Politics of Development
• The Politics of Drought and Famine
• The Politics of Resettlement
• The Politics of Villagization
• Political Dynamics
• Political Participation and Repression
• The Eritrean Movement
• Eritrea and the Imperial Regime
• Eritrea and the Mengistu Regime
• The Tigrayan Movement
• Other Movements and Fronts
• Oromo Groups
• Afar Groups
• Somali Groups
• Leftist Groups
• Regime Stability and Peace Negotiations
• Mass Media
• Foreign Policy
• Diplomacy and State Building in Imperial Ethiopia
• The Foreign Policy of the Derg
• The Derg, the Soviet Union, and the Communist World
• The Derg and the West
• Ethiopia's Border Politics
• Addis Ababa and the Middle East
• The Demise of the Military Government
• Chapter 5. National Security
• Military Tradition in National Life
• The Armed Forces
• The 1987 Constitution and the Armed Forces
• Command and Force Structure
• Army
• Air Force
• Navy
• People's Militia
• Training
• Morale and Discipline
• Manpower Considerations
• Defense Costs
• Foreign Military Assistance
• United States
• Soviet Union
• Cuba
• East Germany
• North Korea
• Israel
• External and Internal Opponents
• The Eritreans
• The Tigray
• The Oromo
• The Somali
• Public Order and Internal Security
• The National Police
• People's Protection Brigades
• Crime and Punishment
• The Legal System
• Prisons
• Human Rights
• Appendix. Tables
• Bibliography
• Glossary
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