{"product_id":"fire-from-the-ashes-a-chronicle-of-the-revolution-in-tigray-ethiopia-1975-1991-paperback","title":"Fire from the Ashes: A Chronicle of the Revolution in Tigray, Ethiopia, 1975-1991 (paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFire from the Ashes tells the extraordinary story of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) revolution, from its beginning in February 1975 by a handful of students, its expansion into the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) coalition, and their victory in May 1991 over the Soviet-backed military dictatorship of Mengistu Haile-Mariam. The story accumulates slowly through multiple voices and perspectives. It is presented from the point of view of an external observer learning as she goes along. The book is based on three journeys through the war zone, which not only show different points in the process of revolution , but different states I the author's understanding of the history, causes and evolution f this struggle. She investigates the history and goes to the war front. Her quest was to understand this uniquely transforming moment in Ethiopian history form dictatorship to a fledgling democracy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn this riveting account of her journeys, Jenny Hammond \u003cstrong\u003eunlocks\u003c\/strong\u003e the hitherto hidden history of the EPRDF liberation movement. She provides the readers with a unique insight into the origin an evolution of the movement and describes the social and political transformation of the society during the war period. For the fist, time the author unveils the unique record of the important of this historical movement through taped interview with EEPRDF leadership, including the present Prime Minister, Meles Zenawi.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"detailBullets_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-nostyle a-vertical a-spacing-none detail-bullet-list\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePublisher :\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRed Sea Press\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePaperback:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e456 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eISBN-10 :\u003cspan\u003e 1569020876\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Jenny Hammond","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56976898588832,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/4287\/4272\/products\/q_c9f17764-2eab-4824-b303-24db1f111c27.png?v=1619407361","url":"https:\/\/blackbookswholesale.com\/products\/fire-from-the-ashes-a-chronicle-of-the-revolution-in-tigray-ethiopia-1975-1991-paperback","provider":"Black Books Wholesale ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}