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Ask most Americans about Ethiopia and they will have little to offer. Yet Ethiopia is one of the oldest independent nations in Africa and one of the oldest in the world. Hominid bones dating back 4.4 million years make Ethiopia one of the earliest known locations of human ancestors.

Title Ethiopia / Paulos Milkias.
Publisher Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO
Distributor New York : Bloomsbury Publishing US
Creation Date 2011
Notes Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
English
Content 1. Geography -- 2. History -- 3. Government and politics -- 4. Economy -- 5. Society -- 6. Culture -- 7. Contemporary issues.
Series Africa in focus
Extent 1 online resource (xxvi, 544 pages) : illustrations, maps.
Language English
National Library system number 997012132170705171
MARC RECORDS
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