Title: Persecution, Migration, and Nationalism
Subtitle: The Amhara Experience
Subject Classification:  Global South Studies, Anthropology, Society and Culture  
BIC Classification: JH, JF, HBJH
BISAC Classification: SOC002010, SOC007000, POL053000
Binding: Hardback, eBook
Planned publication date: Jan 2025
ISBN (Hardback): 978-1-83711-004-9
ISBN (eBook): 978-1-83711-005-6

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Description

This book investigates how first-generation immigrants who identify as Amhara in the United States craft their identities and establish both physical and social spaces for themselves. This sits alongside the rise of Amhara ethnic nationalism, which aims to counter anti-Amhara sentiments and practices embedded in Ethiopia’s body politic since the second half of the 19th century.

The author charts the historical development of the Ethiopian state, particularly how Italian colonial-era discord contributed to narratives of ethnic hatred toward the Amhara in a multiethnic Ethiopia. The book addresses key issues related to the after-migration experiences of the Amhara, particularly how they engage in placemaking centered on tizita (nostalgia)—a concept that encompasses remembering, memorializing, and yearning for places and experiences left behind. This holds deep significance in Amhara culture.

The book explores the rise of nationalism as a response to these dynamics, and examines the transnational political processes that shape identity formation. Additionally, it analyzes how Amhara immigrants replicate cultural landscapes in their new environments. The experiences of Amhara immigrants in the USA provide unique insights into broader questions of how national political histories, colonial narratives, cultural heritage, and the negotiation between Western and non-Western cultures shape immigrant identity.

Biography

Author(s):  Dr. Mesganaw Andualem Mihiret is a Moody School Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Southern Methodist University, USA. He earned his Ph.D. in Cultural Anthropology from Washington State University. He is also the author of widely read books in his native language, Amharic.

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