Leadership in the context of Ethiopian history and mythology -- Tafari : orphaned prince steeled by adversity -- Harar, Ras Makonnen, and Menelik's court -- The feud with Iassu; the plot thickens -- The 1916 coup d'état and the rise of a man of destiny -- From king to emperor : proclamation of the central elements of change -- The Italian invasion and the emperor's exile -- World War II and the return of the emperor to Ethiopia -- Postliberation developments -- Diplomacy : the American connection and nonalignment -- Turning of the tide : a shaken emperor on the horns of a dilemma -- Last days : revolution and the end of the monarchy.
