Creating the Ethiopian Diaspora
Perspectives from Across the Disciplines
ISBN Code : 978-1-59-907106-0
Co-Editor : Kay Kaufman Shelemay
Co-Editor : Steven Kaplan
Language : English
Pages number : 224
Format : Paperback
Publication date : 02/26/2015
$24.95
Description
The Ethiopian revolution began in 1974, forcing large numbers of Ethiopians to flee their country for new locales abroad. In the forty years since that time, Ethiopians have migrated worldwide, establishing communities elsewhere in Africa, the Middle East, Europe, Australia, and North America. Today the United States hosts the largest population of Ethiopians living outside their historical homeland; Ethiopians today constitute the second largest group of Africans (after Nigerians) to have arrived in the U.S. since 1965. This volume focuses on the processes through which multiple waves of immigrants have created the modern Ethiopian diaspora, particularly in the United States, and includes essays that document details of Ethiopian diaspora life from a wide array of disciplinary perspectives. Written by a cohort of scholars deeply engaged with Ethiopian studies both at home and abroad, the volume brings together contributions from history, anthropology, sociology, political science, literary studies, musicology, media studies, and art history, to explore the central role of Ethiopian creativity in establishing new communities abroad.
