Dynamic Author and Visionary
From the courts of Ethiopia to the halls of academia, Bereket Habte Selassie chronicles a life of defiance, justice, and the relentless pursuit of freedom.
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Defiance: In The Time of Chaos and Existential Threat
Synopsis: THE BOOK FOCUSES ON THE CRITICAL AND PROBLEMATIC GLOBAL ISSUE OF MASS MIGRATION.
…It begins thus: “A Time Marked by Chaos in Government-widespread moral bankruptcy- corruption other threat of nuclear war and the phenomenon of migration creating political and social problems provoking conflict within and among nations.
Its three principal characters are united by a common objective of helping in the settlement of conflicts within and among nations. The central character is Isabel Nagassa, a young woman whose Ethiopian father was a leading revolutionary leader in Ethiopia, but her French mother is left fending for her and her younger infant sister while historical events happen in Ethiopia.
Critical Narratives and Reflections on Ethiopian History
History is real and authentic when written by history makers. Professor Bereket Habte Selassie demonstrated this reality in his latest book. It represents a culmination of Professor Bereket’s outstanding work, and a sturdy testimonial of Ethiopia’s intellectual heritage. ― Tseggai Issac, Chancellor’s Professor of Political Science, Missouri Univ. of Science &Technology Critical Narrative & Reflections on Ethiopian History, authored by a distinguished professor, Dr. Bereket Habte Selassie is written at a time of creative stagnation in Ethiopia and it could be a blessing for potential Ethiopian scholars to initiate investigative discourses on the overall Ethiopian phenomenon despite the negative impulses in the larger Ethiopian society.
About the author
Dr. Bereket Habte Selassie
Bereket Habte Selassie is an emeritus Distinguished Professor of African Studies and Professor of Law at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His Memoirs, “ The Crown and the Pen,” relates the story of a man straddling two worlds—a progressive lawyer and Attorney General of Ethiopia’s Emperor Haile Selassie. He thus struggled for justice within an archaic system bedeviled with imperial Court intrigue. He was banished to a distant province and eventually escaped to his native Eritrea, where he joined the armed struggle for independence.
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