{"product_id":"ethiopian-warriorhood-9781847013361","title":"Ethiopian Warriorhood","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe history of the often-overlooked \u003ci\u003echewa\u003c\/i\u003e Ethiopian warriors and their crucial role in defending their homeland against invasion, as well as their strong influence on political identity and the social infrastructure.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eToday best known for their role in defending Ethiopia from Italian invasion 1935-41, \u003ci\u003echewa\u003c\/i\u003e warriors protected Ethiopia for centuries. Yet, depicted by some 19th-century Western observers as little more than \"a horde\" of warmongers, and later suppressed by Ethiopian monarchs who sought to create a centralized modern state, their contribution has been neglected. Drawing on oral and written sources, as well as the \u003ci\u003ezeraf\u003c\/i\u003e poetry through which theyexpressed themselves, this book explores for the first time in depth the history, practices and principles of warriorhood of the \u003ci\u003echewa\u003c\/i\u003e, and their wider influence on society and state. Often self-trained individuals who began by defending their communities, by the end of the 19th century there were \u003ci\u003echewa\u003c\/i\u003e warrior groups from almost all linguistic groups who fought together to resist foreign invaders. Some \u003ci\u003echewa\u003c\/i\u003e enrolled in the service of the Ethiopian \"kings of kings\", who organized them as named corps that supplemented the formal defence of the state. Today, \u003ci\u003echewa\u003c\/i\u003e political identity, which transcended social, familial, political and other groupings, remains deeply rooted in Ethiopian society.","brand":"Tsehai Berhane-Selassie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42959870034038,"sku":"9781847013361","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0671\/1374\/6550\/files\/CoreSourceHub_32459f62-9c84-478e-b65a-6bef310667e3.jpg?v=1767774166","url":"https:\/\/ingramacademic.com\/products\/ethiopian-warriorhood-9781847013361","provider":"Ingram Academic \u0026 Professional","version":"1.0","type":"link"}