Asafa Jalata is professor of sociology and global and Africana studies at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

This is Asafa Jalata’s most magnificent scholarly piece yet. Digging into Oromo cultural, political and social traditions and incorporating them with concepts and theories of global nationalism in a way no scholar has done before, Jalata has not only unearthed the genesis of modern Oromo nationalism and identity but has also placed the Oromo national struggle in a broader perspective. The book is a solid case study of the rise of nationalism among the Oromo, the largest national group south of the Equator, and it can be used as an ideal textbook in comparative politics and nationalism courses.

• Chapter I: IntroductionChapter II: The Oromo Epistemology, Agency, and Movement Chapter III: The Oromo Nation: Toward Mental Liberation and EmpowermentWith Harwood D. SchafferChapter IV: The Oromo National Movement and Gross Human Rights Violations Chapter V: Theorizing Oromummaa Chapter VI: Gadaa/Siqqee as the Fountain of Oromummaa and the Theoretical Base of Oromo Liberation With Harwood D. SchafferChapter VII: The Oromo Movement: The Effects of State Terrorism and Globalization in Oromia and Ethiopia Chapter VIII: Politico-cultural Prerequisites for Protecting the Oromo National Interest Chapter IX: The Challenges of Building Oromo National Institutions

Asafa Jalata is professor of sociology and global and Africana studies at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

This is Asafa Jalata’s most magnificent scholarly piece yet. Digging into Oromo cultural, political and social traditions and incorporating them with concepts and theories of global nationalism in a way no scholar has done before, Jalata has not only unearthed the genesis of modern Oromo nationalism and identity but has also placed the Oromo national struggle in a broader perspective. The book is a solid case study of the rise of nationalism among the Oromo, the largest national group south of the Equator, and it can be used as an ideal textbook in comparative politics and nationalism courses.

• Chapter I: IntroductionChapter II: The Oromo Epistemology, Agency, and Movement Chapter III: The Oromo Nation: Toward Mental Liberation and EmpowermentWith Harwood D. SchafferChapter IV: The Oromo National Movement and Gross Human Rights Violations Chapter V: Theorizing Oromummaa Chapter VI: Gadaa/Siqqee as the Fountain of Oromummaa and the Theoretical Base of Oromo Liberation With Harwood D. SchafferChapter VII: The Oromo Movement: The Effects of State Terrorism and Globalization in Oromia and Ethiopia Chapter VIII: Politico-cultural Prerequisites for Protecting the Oromo National Interest Chapter IX: The Challenges of Building Oromo National Institutions

Asafa Jalata is professor of sociology and global and Africana studies at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

This is Asafa Jalata’s most magnificent scholarly piece yet. Digging into Oromo cultural, political and social traditions and incorporating them with concepts and theories of global nationalism in a way no scholar has done before, Jalata has not only unearthed the genesis of modern Oromo nationalism and identity but has also placed the Oromo national struggle in a broader perspective. The book is a solid case study of the rise of nationalism among the Oromo, the largest national group south of the Equator, and it can be used as an ideal textbook in comparative politics and nationalism courses.

• Chapter I: IntroductionChapter II: The Oromo Epistemology, Agency, and Movement Chapter III: The Oromo Nation: Toward Mental Liberation and EmpowermentWith Harwood D. SchafferChapter IV: The Oromo National Movement and Gross Human Rights Violations Chapter V: Theorizing Oromummaa Chapter VI: Gadaa/Siqqee as the Fountain of Oromummaa and the Theoretical Base of Oromo Liberation With Harwood D. SchafferChapter VII: The Oromo Movement: The Effects of State Terrorism and Globalization in Oromia and Ethiopia Chapter VIII: Politico-cultural Prerequisites for Protecting the Oromo National Interest Chapter IX: The Challenges of Building Oromo National Institutions