Slaves and Ivory Continued: Letters of RCR Whalley British Consul, Maji, SW Ethiopia 1930-1935

 

Cover is in overall good condition with general surface, corner and edge wear; cosmetic damage to the top of the spine.  Tight binding.  Pages are all intact and have no markings or writing.

 

Author: Cynthia Salvadori

Type: Paperback

Publisher: Shama Books 

Printing Date: 2010

Edition: First

ISBN: 9789994400386

Condition: Very Good

"These just-discovered letters of the fourth (and last) British Consul at Maji give a vivid account of the remote southwest of Ethiopia in the 1930s.  At 6000 feet the capital of the recently conquered region commanded a spectacular view - but was 400 miles from Addis Ababa and accessible only by foot from any direction.  The area was home to numerous small 'black' tribes and despite the edicts against slaving issued by the new Emperor, his administrators and their cronies took advantage of their remoteness and were still deeply involved in the business, and in raiding and poaching across the borders.  Whalley, equally isolated, gives an intensely personal, frequently frustrated, often angry, account of events and the people he had to deal with.  Illustrated with extraordinary contemporary photographs and maps, many hitherto unpublished."

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