Colonial Pathology: The Experience of the Oromo People (PDF)

By Begna Dugassa This book critically examines the Oromo people’s experiences under Ethiopian/Abyssinian colonial rule, drawing parallels to the Irish under British rule. It explores how the Oromo faced colonization, cultural delegitimization, land dispossession, poverty, and famine, worsened by European empire builders. Successive Ethiopian regimes deepened inequality, suppressed Oromo self-determination, and exploited their resources, leading to extreme poverty, homelessness, and disease. The book argues that colonialism violated the Oromo people’s sovereignty and rights, resulting in social inequality and unhealthy conditions. It calls for integrating self-determination into public health agendas to improve social relationships and conditions, emphasizing that colonialism acts as a disease-causing agent by perpetuating preventable diseases and social inequities.
Product Details

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 6, 2025
Language ‏ : ‎ English
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1036417581
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1036417581