UUS: Oromiya: An Interpretive History of the Oromo People. From Antiquity to the Modern Era

In USS: Oromiya: An Interpretive History of the Oromo People, from Antiquity to the Modern Era, Godana Kotto presents a sweeping history of the OromoO, one of Africa’s largest ethnolinguistic groups. He traces their origins, the evolution of their social and political structures—especially the Gadaa system—and their interactions with neighboring groups and empires. Kotto emphasizes the resilience of OromOo identity and culture amid external pressures, including colonization and modern Ethiopian state policies. Through detailed historical interpretation, he seeks to highlight the OromoO's contributions, struggles for autonomy, and the significance of OromiyAa in the broader Ethiopian and African context.