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Eight years after his death, the memoirs of Walter Chichele Plowden (182060) were published in Britain. As the first British consul appointed to Abyssinia, Plowden was in a unique position to record contemporary local history, and this book contains his richly detailed accounts of all levels of Abyssinian society.

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Preface; 1. The north and west frontier of Abyssinia; 2. Abyssinia proper; 3. The military class; 4. Military class continued; 5. Religion in Abyssinia; 6. Medicine-men; 7. Merchants; 8. Hot springs of Goramba; 9. Country of the Wallo Gallas; 10. Visit to Dejaj Bourroo Goscho in Gojam; 11. A social party; 12. Plundering; 13. Lake Tsana; 14. Visit to the Gallo Country; 15. Attack by Gallas of Jimna; 16. Voyage from Massowah to Suez; 17. Voyage to Suez continued; 18. Mission to Ras Ali; 19. Mission to Ras Ali continued; 20. Mission to Ras Ali continued; 21. Mission to Ras Ali concluded; 22. Excursion to the Valley of the Wobas; 23. Abyssinia in 1848; 24. Political relations with Abyssinia; Glossary.

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: 6/2/2011 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781108031455, 978-1108031455
      ISBN10: 1108031455
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Eight years after his death, the memoirs of Walter Chichele Plowden (182060) were published in Britain. As the first British consul appointed to Abyssinia, Plowden was in a unique position to record contemporary local history, and this book contains his richly detailed accounts of all levels of Abyssinian society.

      Table of Contents
      Preface; 1. The north and west frontier of Abyssinia; 2. Abyssinia proper; 3. The military class; 4. Military class continued; 5. Religion in Abyssinia; 6. Medicine-men; 7. Merchants; 8. Hot springs of Goramba; 9. Country of the Wallo Gallas; 10. Visit to Dejaj Bourroo Goscho in Gojam; 11. A social party; 12. Plundering; 13. Lake Tsana; 14. Visit to the Gallo Country; 15. Attack by Gallas of Jimna; 16. Voyage from Massowah to Suez; 17. Voyage to Suez continued; 18. Mission to Ras Ali; 19. Mission to Ras Ali continued; 20. Mission to Ras Ali continued; 21. Mission to Ras Ali concluded; 22. Excursion to the Valley of the Wobas; 23. Abyssinia in 1848; 24. Political relations with Abyssinia; Glossary.

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