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A comprehensive historical, geographic, and thematic analysis of the multidimensional and dynamic migration experience of Ethiopians within and beyond Africa. Ethiopia is one of the largest African sources of transnational migrants, with an estimated two to three million Ethiopians living outside of the home country. This edited collection provides a critical examination of the temporal, spatial, and thematic dimensions of Ethiopian migration, mapping out its scale, scope, and destinations. The thirteen essays here (plus an introduction and conclusion by the volume's editors) offer a discussion of the state of knowledge and current debates on the diaspora and suggest alternative frameworks for interrogating and understanding the Ethiopian migration and diasporic experiences. Key time periods and literatures are identified to study Ethiopian transnational migration, moving from a survey of patterns in pre-twentieth-century Ethiopia and on to changing trajectories in the imperial period and under succeeding postrevolutionary regimes. Geographically, the contour of the Ethiopian diaspora is outlined, identifying key destinations and patterns of return. In particular, the volume seeks to correct the traditional tendency to conflate the Ethiopian diaspora with North America and Europe by including areas that have long been marginalized, such as inter-Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. The objective is not to construct a simple cartography of migration but a critical analysis of national and global issues, policies, trends, and processes that shape the roots and routes of the migration dynamic. Thematically, this book aims to challenge the existing boundaries of Ethiopian migration and diaspora studies and raise important concerns about representation, ghettoization, and perpetuation of inequalities. Edited by Shimelis Bonsa Gulema, Hewan Girma, and Mulugeta F. Dinbabo. Contributors: Alpha Abebe; Amsale Alemu; Tekalign Ayalew; Kassaye Berhanu-MacDonald; Elizabeth Chacko; Marina de Regt; Mulugeta F. Dinbabo; Peter H. Gebre; Hewan Girma; Mary Goitom; Shimelis Bonsa Gulema; Tesfaye Semela; Nassise Solomon; and Fitsum R. Tedla.

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The Global Ethiopian Diaspora is a comprehensive scholarly work that offers a refreshingly critical analysis of the nature of modern Ethiopian migration and the making of the global Ethiopian diaspora. It explores its multiple origins, different and constantly evolving trajectories, and complex outcomes. A work of great range and depth, the book will be a useful resource for students, scholars, and professionals studying or interested in the subject of migration and diasporization. * Solomon Addis Getahun, Central Michigan University * A volume of compelling insight and analysis from within the global Ethiopian diaspora. Gulema, Girma, and Dinbabo bring together an outstanding group of diaspora scholars who provide compelling analyses and insights into the complexities and challenges of diaspora intellectual engagement. This impressive volume demonstrates the commitment of the Ethiopian academic diaspora to exploration of its own migration histories, identities, and transnational ties. * Jonathan Crush, Balsillie School of International Affairs * Ethiopia has produced one of contemporary history's most significant and widespread diasporas. This book is a powerful introduction to it. Through its diverse set of contributions-disciplinary, geographic, and thematic-it surfaces the multi-dimensions, tensions, and potentials of the Ethiopian diaspora. It is also a reference point for scholars of the African diaspora and, more importantly, of diasporas writ large. It will serve as an important resource for generations of scholars to come. * Loren B. Landau, University of Oxford *

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SHIMELIS BONSA GULEMA is Associate Professor of Modern African History and Politics at Stony Brook University, NY. HEWAN GIRMA is Assistant Professor of African American and African Diaspora Studies at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, NC. MULUGETTA F. DINBABO is Professor of Development Studies at the University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa.

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