I am excited to announce that the Foreign Languages Press of Paris, a relatively young publishing house based in the Maoist (MLM) movement, will be releasing my book Like Ho Chi Minh! Like Che Guevara! The Revolutionary Left in Ethiopia, 1969-1979 on September 1, 2020.
FLP is named in tribute to the classic publishing house of revolutionary China which spread revolutionary literature around the globe in the 1960s and 1970s. My book, over 500 pages with almost 1,000 footnotes, is a documentary history of the Ethiopian revolution, with focus on the story of the two main civilian left parties, the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Party (EPRP) and the All-Ethiopian Socialist Movement (Meison), whose differing visions of revolution and socialism were at the core of the unfolding events of the 1970s which ended in bloody tragedy. I present extended excerpts from period documents, classic Marxist writings, eyewitness histories, and declassified spy memos to tell the story of the politics of the period.
The book will be available to order from the FLP's web shop as soon as it is formally released; the cover price and shipping costs will be accessible to most. A virtual online booklaunch event will take place the evening of Sunday, August 30 (USA time). See the FLP website for details.
I will have more information on the volume and other new writing after release.
Dear Ian,
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! I am looking forward to getting a copy of your book and the virtual book launch. I have been following your work and have even tried to reach you. I am not sure you received my email. It would be lovely to get a chance to chat with you sometime about your book, the history, and also how to make your book available for Ethiopia.
congratulations Mr Ian
ReplyDeleteA lot of iconic and bright minded young revolutionaries have died during this dark period of Ethiopian history. I have read your carefully planned blog, and I must say the book will be a treasure for every Ethiopian. I am a book worm from Addis Ababa, trying to carry on revolutionary thoughts from these generations. You can reach me on my email address.
thank you again.