9780679722038-0679722033-The Emperor: Downfall of an Autocrat

The Emperor: Downfall of an Autocrat

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ISBN-13: 9780679722038
ISBN-10: 0679722033
Edition: Reissue
Author: Ryszard Kapuscinski
Publication date: 1989
Publisher: Vintage
Format: Paperback 176 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780679722038
ISBN-10: 0679722033
Edition: Reissue
Author: Ryszard Kapuscinski
Publication date: 1989
Publisher: Vintage
Format: Paperback 176 pages

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The Emperor: Downfall of an Autocrat (ISBN-13: 9780679722038 and ISBN-10: 0679722033), written by authors Ryszard Kapuscinski, was published by Vintage in 1989. With an overall rating of 4.5 stars, it's a notable title among other Africa (Historical, Political, Leaders & Notable People, Royalty, Educators, Professionals & Academics, Journalists, East Africa, African History, Ethiopia) books. You can easily purchase or rent The Emperor: Downfall of an Autocrat (Paperback, Used) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Africa books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.03.

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Haile Selassie, King of Kings, Elect of God, Lion of Judah, His Most Puissant Majesty and Distinguished Highness the Emperor of Ethiopia, reigned from 1930 until he was overthrown by the army in 1974. While the fighting still raged, Ryszard Kapuscinski, Poland's leading foreign correspondent, traveled to Ethiopia to seek out and interview Selassie's servants and closest associates on how the Emperor had ruled and why he fell. This "sensitive, powerful. . .history" (The New York Review of Books) is Kapuscinski's rendition of their accounts—humorous, frightening, sad, groteque—of a man living amidst nearly unimaginable pomp and luxury while his people teetered netween hunger and starvation.

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