Intro -- Conquest and Resistance in the Ethiopian Empire, 1880-1974 -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- General Introduction -- Context of the Study -- Sources, Methods and Organization of the Book -- Part 1: Oromo's Socio-Political Culture and Institutions -- 1 Democracy without State: Egalitarianism, Justice, and Leadership in an Oromo Polity -- Introduction -- The Ideological and Philosophical Basis of Oromo Egalitarianism -- The Gadaa-Qaalluu System: A Model of Social Organization -- Democracy and Consensus Building in Oromo Political Culture: Tchaffee and Qixxee -- The Tchaffee System -- The Qixxee System -- Conclusion -- 2 The Making of Oromo Kinship Identity and Structure: An Anthropological Analysis -- Introduction -- Gosa and Its Salient Characteristics -- Exogamy -- Patrifiliation and Territoriality -- Patrilocality and Patrilineal Residence -- Autonomy and Cooperation -- The Socio-Political Functions of Dual Organization -- Gosa, the Myth of "Tribe" and "Tribalism": A Critical Insight -- Conclusion -- Part 2: The Empire-State, Conquest and Resistance -- 3 The Concept of Empire: What Makes Ethiopia an Empire? -- Defining an Empire: A Conceptual Framework -- The Ethiopian Imperial Conquest -- The Salient Features of Imperial Domination -- Conclusion -- 4 The Arsi Oromo Resistance against Ethiopian Imperial Conquest (1880-1900) -- Introduction -- The Critical Role of Firearms: Guns vs. Spears -- The Beginning and Escalation of the War (1882-1885) -- The Extermination Phase (1886): The Case of Azule and Anole -- Conclusion -- Part 3: The Cultural, Economic, and Political Consequences of the Imperial Conquest -- 5 The Introduction, Expansion, and Impact of Islam among the Arsi Oromo -- Introduction -- The Historical and Political Contexts of the Introduction of Islam.

The Phases of the Spread and Consolidation of Islam -- The Impacts of Islam on Oromo Social Organization and Culture -- Islam and the Gadaa-Qaalluu System -- Islam and Oromo Kinship Organization -- Islam and Matrimonial Strategies -- Islam and the Quest of Oromo Identity: Reflections on Current Developments -- Conclusion -- 6 Dar Ager: The Making of a Periphery and the Features of Ethiopian Feudal Colonialism in Arsiland (1886-1935) -- The Concept of Center-Periphery Relations -- The Aftermath of Defeat: Establishing the Feudal Colonial Order -- The Naftagna and the Process of Land Alienation -- Conclusion -- Part 4: Governing the Empire: Politics, Economy and Society -- 7 The Nature of Political Administration and the Structure of Domination in Arsiland (1941-1974) -- Introduction -- The Aqni: The First Generation of Military Rulers, 1900-1935 -- Governing the Periphery: The Political Administration of Arsi Region (1941-1974) -- The Ethno-Political Backgrounds of Governors -- Taxation without Representation -- The Forms of Corruption and Embezzlement -- The Informal Structures of Domination -- Conclusion -- 8 The Socio-Economic Condition of the Peasantry in Arsiland (1941-1974) -- Introduction -- The Socio-Economic Structure in the Post-Italian Period, 1941-1974 -- Development and Displacement: The Impacts of Mechanization on Farmers -- Conclusion -- Part 5: From Empire-State to Nation? Dilemmas of Change and Identity Politics -- 9 The Politics of Transforming the Empire-State: Ethnic Identity vs. National Identity in Ethiopia -- Imperial Nation-Building -- The Limits of National Integration through Assimilation -- The Triple Crises of the Ethiopian State -- The Crisis of State Legitimacy -- The Demise of the Concept of "Ethnic Core" -- The Collapse of "Nation-Building" Rhetoric -- The Paradoxes of Ethnic Federalism -- Conclusion -- Bibliography.

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This work examines the Ethiopian imperial conquest and Oromo military resistance and the consequent feudal political economy and administration, centre periphery relations, the origins of identity based conflicts and continuity and change in Oromo's socio-political institutions.

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