From the publisher’s description:
In this eminently readable, concise history of Ethiopia, Harold Marcus surveys the evolution of the oldest African nation from prehistory to the present. For the updated edition, Marcus has written a new preface, two new chapters, and an epilogue, detailing the development and implications of Ethiopia as a Federal state and the war with Eritrea.
Marcus, Harold G. (NHC Fellow, 1985–86). A History of Ethiopia. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1994. ISBN 9780520081215.