Meskerem
 Cover of Amharic-language edition of Meskerem | |
| Editor-in-Chief | Amha Dagnew |
|---|---|
| Categories | Ideological and theoretical publication |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Publisher | Ideological Department of the Central Committee of the Commission for Organizing the Party of the Working People of Ethiopia |
| Total circulation | 100,000 |
| First issue | September, 1980 |
| Final issue Number | June 1983 Vol. 3, No. 14 |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Language | Amharic, English |
Meskerem was a communist theoretical publication published in Ethiopia, issued by the Ideological Department of the Central Committee of the Commission for Organizing the Party of the Working People of Ethiopia.[1] The goal of Meskerem was to relate Marxist-Leninist theory to objective conditions in Ethiopia.[2] Meskerem functioned mainly as an instrument for political education.[3] Amha Dagnew was the editor-in-chief of Meskerem.[4]
Meskerem was published quarterly.[5] The first issue of Meskerem was published in September 1980, the last issue (vol. 3, no. 14) was published in June 1983.[1] Meskerem, which appeared in both Amharic and English versions, had a circulation of 100,000.[3]
References
- ^ a b Clapham Christopher. Transformation and Continuity in Revolutionary Ethiopia. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1988. p. 262
- ^ Keller, Edmond J. Revolutionary Ethiopia: From Empire to People's Republic. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1991. p. 199
- ^ a b Ofcansky, Thomas P., and LaVerle Bennette Berry. Ethiopia: A Country Study. [Whitefish, Mont.?]: Kessinger Pub, 2007. p. 257
- ^ World Marxist review, Volume 24. 1981. p. 40
- ^ Lockot, Hans Wilhelm. Bibliographia Aethiopica 2 The Horn of Africa in English Literature. Wiesbaden: Steiner, 1998. p. 521