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Oromo democracy: An indigenous African political system Asmarom Legesse.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Trenton, NJ : Red Sea Press, 2006, c2000.Edition: 1st full edDescription: xxx, 296 p. : ill., maps ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 1569021392 (pbk.)
  • 9781569021392 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 306.2/089935 21
LOC classification:
  • DT 390.G2 L44 2006
Other classification:
  • 15.80
Contents:
Chapter 1. Oromo Democracy in an African Context -- Chapter 2. Oromo Warfare: Point and Counterpoint -- Chapter 3. The Oromo Polity: Key Institutions -- Chapter 4. Oromo Dual Organization and the Qallu Institution -- Chapter 5. Principles of Oromo Democracy: Explorations in Constitutional Thought -- Chapter 6. Analysis: Strengths and Weaknesses -- Appendix. Gada Chronology -- Fig 1.1. Map of Oromo -- Fig 3.1. Structure of Oromo Polity -- Fig 3.2. Gada Cycle -- Table 4.1. The idiom of Gada chronology -- Table 4.2. Bahrey's Chronology -- Table 4.3. Concordance of 16th Century Oromo Moietie and today's Borana moieties -- Fig 4.1. Replication and Rebuilding of Moities -- Fig 4.2. Oromo Cradlelands -- Fig 5.1. Representation of Oromo Cross-cutting Organizations -- Table 5.1. Alliance of alternate groups.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 270-278) and index.

Chapter 1. Oromo Democracy in an African Context -- Chapter 2. Oromo Warfare: Point and Counterpoint -- Chapter 3. The Oromo Polity: Key Institutions -- Chapter 4. Oromo Dual Organization and the Qallu Institution -- Chapter 5. Principles of Oromo Democracy: Explorations in Constitutional Thought -- Chapter 6. Analysis: Strengths and Weaknesses -- Appendix. Gada Chronology -- Fig 1.1. Map of Oromo -- Fig 3.1. Structure of Oromo Polity -- Fig 3.2. Gada Cycle -- Table 4.1. The idiom of Gada chronology -- Table 4.2. Bahrey's Chronology -- Table 4.3. Concordance of 16th Century Oromo Moietie and today's Borana moieties -- Fig 4.1. Replication and Rebuilding of Moities -- Fig 4.2. Oromo Cradlelands -- Fig 5.1. Representation of Oromo Cross-cutting Organizations -- Table 5.1. Alliance of alternate groups.

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