| Description |
xv, 373 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-355) and index. |
| Contents |
Preface -- Introduction -- Gult and the state, 1200-1540 -- "Man is free ; land is tributary" -- Gondar, 1632-1721 : order and disorder -- Mentewwab, "how beautiful she is!" 1721-69 -- The leadership of Galawdawos : family and property in Gondarine Ethiopia : the era of the princes -- Church, land, and society in Gondarine Ethiopia : institutional grants -- Church, land, and society in Gondarine Ethiopia : private transfers -- Gult and the reconstruction of the monarchy, 1868-1910 -- Transformations : state, land, and society -- Afterword -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Subject |
Land tenure -- Social aspects -- Ethiopia -- History.
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Land tenure -- Political aspects -- Ethiopia -- History.
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Ethiopia -- Social conditions.
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Ethiopia -- History.
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| ISBN |
0252024826 (alk. paper) |
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