Preface

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents V
3. Preface VII
4. Part I From Muhammad to Iyasu: Political Islam and the Uniqueness of Ethiopia
5. 1 Muhammad's Message: "Leave the Abyssinians Alone" 3
6. 2 Relations up to the Sixteenth Century: Isolation, the Nile, and Muslim Sultanates 21
7. 3 The Trauma of Gragn and the Diplomacy of Habesh 29
8. 4 The Beginning of Modern Times: Muhammad 'Ali and Tewodros 41
9. 5 Yohannes, Isma'il, and the Ethio-Egyptian Conflict 53
10. 6 Yohannes and Menelik: Between Religious Confrontation and Diplomatic Dialogue 65
11. 7 Iyasu, the Somali Mawla, and the Demise of the Ottoman Empire 83
12. Part II Ethiopia and Arabism: From Arslan to Nasser
13. 8 The Arabs, Mussolini, and the Abyssinian Dilemma 95
14. 9 Pan-Arabism, Arslan, and Conquered Abyssinia 111
15. 10 Nasser, Haile Selassie, and the Eritrea Problem 127
16. 11 Egypt's View of Ethiopia During the Nasserite Period 141
17. 12 The Arabs, Ethiopia, and the Arabism of Eritrea 151
18. 13 Israel and the Fall of Haile Selassie 165
19. 14 Conclusion: The Struggle for Diversity 179
20. Notes 191
21. Selected Bibliography 215
22. Index 223
23. About the Book and the Author 228