This publication contains selected papers from the proceedings of the Fifteenth International Conference of Ethiopian Studies, held in Hamburg, Germany, in July of 2003. Presented in alphabetical order by author in each section, the 129 papers cover a broad range of topics: anthropology, history, arts, literature and philology, religion, languages and linguistics, law and politics, and environmental, economic, and educational issues. Scholars from Ethiopia, Eritrea, Europe, the US, and Japan contributed papers. No index is provided. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)