Ideology and elite conflicts autopsy of the Ethiopian revolution

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Controversies over the nature of the Ethiopian social change -- Theories of revolution and the Ethiopian discrepancies -- Ideology and power struggle -- Subjective conditions of social revolutions -- The ideological origins of Haile Selassie's regime -- Sociopolitical origins of Haile Selassie's regime -- The politics of cooptation: strengths and weaknesses -- Social blockage and rising discontent -- The Ethiopian military and the formation of the Derg -- Disputes over the radicalization of the Derg -- Power struggle and radicalization -- Conflicts for power and the rise of Mengistu Haile Mariam -- Narcissism and revolution -- Ethnonationalism and political competition -- The fall of Mengistu and the Derg -- Why social revolutions fail? -- Philosophical extensions.