Tag: Katrin Bromber

Katrin Bromber’s Sports and Modernity in Late Imperial Ethiopia (James Curry) studies the history of modern sports in Ethiopia during the imperial rule of the twentieth century. Drawing on written and oral sources in Amharic, Tigrinya, English, French, German and Italian, Bromber provides an in-depth analysis of the role of sports in modern educational institutions, volunteer organizations and urbanization processes. Erkki Vettenniemi has some points of criticism but states plainly that Bromber’s book is groundbreaking and a solid contribution th the field.