In cooperation with the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The World Heritage List is a valuable tool in the battle to preserve cultural and natural heritage. Its strict criteria mean only the most extraordinary and important sites qualify, such as the Great Pyramids, the Statue of Liberty, Machu Picchu, the Great Barrier Reef, the Taj Mahal and the Grand Canyon. Natural and human-made creations both qualify for this kind of celebration and protection. Firefly last published World Heritage Sites (8th edition) in 2017. It has been unavailable for years. In that time, the world experienced the COVID pandemic, and the UNESCO Site Committee could not meet internationally. Between 2017 and 2023, UNESCO has added 120 more sites and this book now includes such newly designated places as: Anticosti (Canada) Astronomical Observatories of Kazan (Russia) Ancient City of Qalhat (Oman) Babylon (Iraq) Bale Mountains National Park (Ethiopia) Frontiers
From 1974 to its overthrow in 1991, a state socialist government ruled Ethiopia. This interdisciplinary collection of 15 papers examines a range of issues from during that period and during the afterm
There is no country in the world that matches Ethiopia in the number of forms and types of its crosses. Ever since Ethiopia's conversion to Christianity, the cross has appeared almost universally, not
This book provides a comprehensive description of groundwater resources in Ethiopia and its various dimensions (groundwater as resource, environmental functions, and socioeconomics). The prevailing kn
This book explores the complex interrelationships between multi-party elections and traditional authorities in Ethiopia and is based on nine case studies of the country's 2005 regional and national el
This volume examines the impact of Islam upon the nomadic and settled peoples of North-East Africa, the reactions of the population to that impact and the existing state of Islam professed by those wh
Becoming a middle-income economy is an explicit development goal of many countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. This book assesses the implications of that goal for secondary education in Ethiopia. It shows
Despite recent progress, malnutrition remains a severe problem in Ethiopia, especially among young children. Many of them suffer lifelong consequences in terms of higher risk of mortality and future i
Did you know that Ethiopia is one of the oldest independent countries in the world? Looking at Ethiopia, you will see the rugged mountains of the Simien range, the roaring waterfalls of the Blue Nile
In this eminently readable, concise history of Ethiopia, Harold Marcus surveys the evolution of the oldest African nation from prehistory to the present. For the updated edition, Marcus has written a
This book provides the first truly comprehensive multi-period study of the archaeology of Ethiopia, surveying the country's history, detailing the discoveries from the late Stone Age, including the fa
Irish travel writer Murphy (also known for her advocacy against nuclear power and her writing on race relations) was in her 30s in 1966 when she journeyed alone from the Red Sea through the mountains
Ethiopia’s unique system of ethnic-based federalism claims to minimise conflict by organising political power along ethnic lines. This empirical study shows that the system eases conflict at some leve
"Social and political history of Ethiopia has proven, time and again, that abrupt change did not suit the cultural nature of its society. The reason is that Ethiopia is an ancient society anchored in
