Title The barefoot emperor : an Ethiopian tragedy / Philip Marsden

Published London : Harper Perennial, 2008

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Description xxviii, 404 pages, 16 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm Summary A fascinating narrative excursion into a bizarre episode in 19th century Ethiopian and British imperial history featuring a remote African despot and his monstrous European-built gun International relations History Notes Originally published: London: HarperPress, 2007 Formerly CIP. Uk Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Subject Theodore, Negus of Ethiopia II, -1868 Ethiopia -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain. Ethiopia -- History -- 1490-1889. Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- Ethiopia. Genre/Form History. ISBN 9780007173464 paperback 0007173466 paperback

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