Peasant Revolution in Ethiopia

The Tigray People's Liberation Front, 1975–1991

Bibliographic Data

ID5840451
AuthorsJohn Young (0000-0003-4085-9306, corresponding author)
Year1997
Publication date1997-09-04
Open AccessYes
TypeBOOK
VenuePeasant Revolution in Ethiopia (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherCambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1017/cbo9780511598654
OpenAlexW4242196482
Open LibraryOL1009333M
ISBN9780511598654
LanguageEN
Citations received102

In the wake of the overthrow of the Haile-Selassie regime in Ethiopia in 1974 and the coming to power of the military, a number of opposition forces launched insurrections. But only one movement, the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) triumphed, liberating Tigray in 1989, and in an ethnic-based coalition which it dominated, assuming state power in 1991. This is the first chronicle of the history of that struggle, and it is based largely on interviews with peasants who formed the core of the Tigrayan revolution and the TPLF leadership. It provides the necessary background to understanding post-1991 political developments in Ethiopia. It also offers an explanation of peasant-based revolution that contrasts with contemporary approaches by Marxists, Skocpol, and in particular the works of Wolf, Paige and Scott, all of whom largely ignore the political considerations and the role of the revolutionary party, which Dr Young identifies as a critical element in his study

Opposition (politics · Peasant · African history and culture analysis · 20th century · Ethiopia · Hezbāwi wayāne ḥārenet Tegrāy · History · Peasant uprisings · politics and government · Tigray Kifle Hāger

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