The Director Makerere Institute of Social Research Prof. Mahmood Mamdani, cordially invites you to the PhD Public Defence of Mr. Yonas Ashine Demisse scheduled to take place on Monday 4thAugust, 2017 at 2:15p.m. at Makerere Institute of Social Research (MISR) in Seminar Room 1.

Thesis Title: Prophets and Subjects of Development: Slavery, Civilization and State Formation in Ethiopia.

Supervisor: Prof. Mahmood Mamdani, Director, MISR.

Opponent / Discussant: Prof. Shamil Jeppie (University of Cape Town)