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IN THE LANDS OF BLACK LIONS AND WHI BEARS: My Life in Ethiopia and Canada - Couverture souple

Ambo, Alemayehu

 
9781418433796: IN THE LANDS OF BLACK LIONS AND WHI BEARS: My Life in Ethiopia and Canada
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1418433799 ISBN 13 : 9781418433796
Editeur : AuthorHouse, 2004

Synopsis

Known as theSwitzerland of Africa because of its many mountains, hills and valleys, Ethiopiais one of the oldest countries in the world and is said to be the original homeof the human race. Along with its many archaeological discoveries, Ethiopiagave coffee to humankind. However, internal conflicts and external aggressionhave contributed to its poverty and famines. For nearly two decades of militaryrule, people could expect to wake to find dead bodies scattered in the streetsof Addis Ababa and elsewhere in Ethiopia.Canada isone of the largest countries in the world, endowed with abundant naturalresources and a mosaic population. It is one of the best countries in the worldto live in and its people are kind and generous. This bookrecounts the life of a man who knows both Ethiopiaand Canada well. In doing so, it reveals the contrast between the grimmest andthe brightest sides of human nature. It reminds us that people are capable ofdoing both good and evil, that both Mother Theresa and Hitler were part of ourworld, and that this duality continues. We come to see how this continues tomanifest, in varying degrees, not just in Ethiopia,but in Canada and in other parts of Africa.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Known as theSwitzerland of Africa because of its many mountains, hills and valleys, Ethiopiais one of the oldest countries in the world and is said to be the original homeof the human race. Along with its many archaeological discoveries, Ethiopiagave coffee to humankind. However, internal conflicts and external aggressionhave contributed to its poverty and famines. For nearly two decades of militaryrule, people could expect to wake to find dead bodies scattered in the streetsof Addis Ababa and elsewhere in Ethiopia.Canada isone of the largest countries in the world, endowed with abundant naturalresources and a mosaic population. It is one of the best countries in the worldto live in and its people are kind and generous. This bookrecounts the life of a man who knows both Ethiopiaand Canada well. In doing so, it reveals the contrast between the grimmest andthe brightest sides of human nature. It reminds us that people are capable ofdoing both good and evil, that both Mother Theresa and Hitler were part of ourworld, and that this duality continues. We come to see how this continues tomanifest, in varying degrees, not just in Ethiopia,but in Canada and in other parts of Africa.

Biographie de l'auteur

Born and broughtup in Ethiopia and educated in Ethiopiaand Canada, Alemayehu Ambo is a transportation planner by profession. He hasworked for the Ethiopian Roads Authority in Ethiopiaand for the University of New Brunswick and the New Brunswick Department of Transportation in Canada.As well, he has worked as a transport consultant on projects funded by theWorld Bank, the European Union, the African Development Bank, the United StatesAid for International Development and for non-governmental organizations.¿

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Éditeur
AuthorHouse
Date d'édition
2004
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1418433799
ISBN 13 
9781418433796
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
388
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