The Emperor
Subtitle: downfall of an autocrat
By: Ryszard Kapuściński ; translated from the Polish by William R. Brand and Katarzyna Mroczkowska-Brand.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
Published: 1983
Place of publication: San Diego
Language: eng; pol
Number of pages: 164
Subjects: Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia, 1892-1975; Ethiopia -- History -- Revolution, 1974 -- Sources; Ethiopia -- Kings and rulers -- Biography
Description: Study of the power of Ethiopian emperor Hailie Selassie, as he created informants, rivalries, and his image as sole benefactor. Describes the strengths and flaws of autocracy. A firsthand account of how he governed his country and why he fell from power in 1974.
Notes: Translation of: Cesarz.
"A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book."