Why was Ethiopia not colonized during the late-nineteenth century 'Scramble for Africa'?

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Abstract

Explanation why Ethiopia was not conquered by European states in a time when they easily invaded almost all other remaining independent countries in Africa. The reason is found in an age-long sound agricultural structure, enabled by favorable environmental conditions, and a concomitant age-long process of state-formation.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationA history of the global economy: from 1500 to the present
EditorsJoerg Baten
Place of PublicationCambridge
PublisherCambridge University Press
Pages351-352
Number of pages2
ISBN (Print)978-1-107-10470-9, 978-1-107-50718-0
Publication statusPublished - 2016

Keywords

  • State Formation, Global History, Africa, Colonization

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