Alex Weingrod is the Chilewich Professor of Anthropology at Ben Gurion University of the Negev. He is the author, with Alex Weingrod, of Ethiopian Immigrants in Beersheva: An Anthropological Study. Michael Ashkenazi is the senior instructor of anthropology at Ben Gurion University of the Negev. It will be of value to all those interested in Middle Eastern and immigration studies. The volume addresses a broad range of themes deriving from the very real problems inherent in this immigration. They examine the effects of immigration on the immigrants as well as on the host itself. The authors explore the immigrant's lives as Ethiopians, the experience of other waves of immigrants to Israel, and applicability of theoretical issues deriving mass immigration in the experience of other societies. This volume describes the phenomenon and explains the issues related to the Ethiopians' absorption by Israeli society. Silver Jubilee Anniversary of the Institute of Ethiopian StudiesĮthiopian Jews have been immigrating to Israel in ever increasing numbers since 1979. They have proved to be reliable dictionaries and have been complied for a large number of languages. Acclaimed by Amharic Academics, Wallenberg Dictionaries has led the way in bilingual lexicography for many years. Words are tools for life and the Wallenberg dictionaries make them work for you. Portable, compact, and affordable, this Amharic Dictionary is ideal for school, the office, and lower university level The dictionary has been revised and updated to cover all the latest vocabulary. The dictionary is ideal for person looking for a quick answer while on a business trip as well for journalists and writers for whom it makes the perfect desktop companion. Definitions continue to be organized around the "core" meanings that is, "the one that represents the most literal use that the word has in ordinary modern Amharic usage. True to form, the Simon Wallenberg's editors have carried forward Endale Zenawi's work and have lived up to their tradition of creating some of the most widely used and respected dictionaries and reference books in the world. The new edition has been expanded with over 660 pages of definitions making this dictionary the most comprehensive on the Amharic language. A section on the Rastafarian religion has been added. Cultural notes have been added along with useful information on contemporary Ethiopia. The editors of Simon Wallenberg have included a brand new introduction to the Amharic language and a history of the Ethiopian People. Simon Wallenberg's Second 2007 edition of this invaluable reference book is bound to be welcome. The first edition had been out of print since 1975. In the above context Endale Zenawi's dictionary is archetypal this is a much used and loved dictionary. Dictionaries can be something of a personal matter people become very attached to their favorite.
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