King of Kings : the Triumph and Tragedy of Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia /

He was the scion of a dynasty that was reputed to descend from King Solomon, a pioneer of African unity and independence, a staunch confederate of the Allies in their fight against the fascist Axis powers and the messiah of the Jamaican Rastafarian movement. He was a reformer and an autocrat, whose...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Asfa-Wossen Asserate (Author)
Other Authors: Lewis, Peter, 1958- (Translator), Pakenham, Thomas, 1933- (writer of foreword.)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London : Haus Publishing Ltd, 2015.
Subjects:
Haile Selassie > I, > Emperor of Ethiopia, > 1892-1975.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
Kings and rulers.
Ethiopia > Kings and rulers > Biography.
Ethiopia.
(lcsh)Haile Selassie > I, > Emperor of Ethiopia, 1892-1975.
(fast)Haile Selassie > I, > Emperor of Ethiopia, 1892-1975.
(fast)Kings and rulers.
(lcsh)Ethiopia > Kings and rulers > Biography.
(fast)Ethiopia.
(lcgft)Biographies.
(fast)Biographies.
(fast)Biography.
Biography
Biographies.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • A childhood in Harar
  • Two cousins vie for power
  • The Ethiopian Machiavelli
  • The elect of God
  • The darkest hour
  • The Lion of Judah returns
  • Shots across the bows
  • Shaking hands with history
  • An empty house
  • Haile Selassie's legacy.

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