Oromo Democracy and indigenous African Political System

183 Pages·2013·1.47 MB·English

by  Asafa Jalata

University of Tennessee, Knoxville
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January 2007
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OROMUMMAA:
Oromo Culture, Identity and Nationalism

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Oromummaa
Oromo Culture, Identity and Nationalism

Asafa Jalata
2007

Oromia Publishing Company
P.O. Box 467472
Atlanta, Georgia, 31146

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Oromia Publishing Company
P.O.Box 467472
Atlanta, Georgia, 31146

Copyright C Asafa Jalata
First published 2007 by Oromia Publishing Compnay
All rights reserved.

Cover design: Tura Adam
Book design: Ibsa Abdi

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Jalata, Asafa
Oromummaa: Oromo Culture, Identity & Nationalism
Asafa Jalata
ISBN

Oromummaa - 1. politics, culture, identity and nationalism. 2. organizations and
movements. 3.Regional and global politics. 4. Foreign relations and diplomacy

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OROMUMMAA:
Oromo Culture, Identity and Nationalism

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Oromia Publishing Company

Afaan Oromoo Series Editor: Daraaraa Maatii
English Series Editor: Harwood D. Schaffer

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Dedicated to all Oromo nationalists and supporters of the Oromo
National Movement who have watered and flourished Oromummaa with
their blood, tears, knowledge and other resources.

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Preface

Chapter 1
The Concept of Oromummaa and Identity Formation in Contemporary Oromo Society

Chapter 2
The Need for a Paradigm Shift in the Oromo Movement: Research, Policy and
Conscious Political Choice

Chapter 3
The Impact of Ethiopian Colonialism o the Oromo Political Behavior

Chapter 4
The Organizational Impact of Uneven Development of Oromummaa

Chapter 5
The State of Oromo Nationalism, Problems of the Oromo National Struggle, and Strategies for
the Liberation of Oromia

Chapter 6
Oromia: The Nation in Search of Freedom, Statehood and Democracy

Chapter 7
Oromo Political Culture and Leadership

Chapter 8
Oromummaa: Nationalism in Transition or Stagnation?

Chapter 9
Oromummaa as the Unifying Ideology of the Oromo National Movement

Chapter 10
Harmonizing Pragmatism, Globalization and the Oromo National Struggle

Chapter 11
The Current Status of the Oromo Politics: What should be done about it?

Chapter 12
The Oromo People’s Movement, the Ethiopian State, and the West

Chapter 13
The Duality of Ethiopianism and its Impacts on Oromo Society

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Chapter 14
Oromummaa fi Dargagoota Oromoo

Chapter 15
Leadership and Organizational Issues in the Oromo National Movement

Chapter 16
Commemorating Oromo Heroes and Heroines

Chapter 17
The Oromo National Movement: Where was it and where is it now?

Chapter 18
The Deepening of Oromummaa and Oromo Politics: What should be done to
accomplish victory?

Chapter 19
The Oromo Diaspora: Lessons from the “Old” African Diaspora in the United States

Index

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