In A History of Modern Ethiopia, Bahru Zewde, one of Ethiopia's leading historians, provides a compact and comprehensive history of his country, particularly.
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Bahru Zewde
Bahru Zewde (born in Addis Ababa) is an Ethiopian historian and author.[1] He writes extensively about modern Ethiopian history ( to the present) and is now an emeritus professor at Addis Ababa University where he once served as the Head of the History Department and the Director of the Institute of Ethiopian Studies.[2]
Early life and education
He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in History with distinction from Haile Selassie I University (now known as Addis Ababa University) in and his Ph.D.
in African history from the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London in [3][unreliable source?]
Career
In addition to his professorship at Addis Ababa University, Zewde was a visiting professor at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in and at Hamburg University in [1] He has also held fellowships at the British Academy, Oxford University, and the Japan Foundation.[1]