The Oromo in Exile: From the Horn of Africa to the Suburbs of Australia From: The Australian Journal of Anthropology | Date: January 1, 2004| Author: Adi, Liban Wako | Copyright Anthropology Society of New South Wales 2004. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

Greg Gow. The Oromo in Exile: From the Horn of Africa to the Suburbs of Australia. Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 2002. Pp. 8 + 188, glossary, illustrs., bibliog.., index. AUD$29.95 (Pb.), ISBN: 0-52284-990-3.

The first striking thing about the book, at least from a native Oromo person's perspective, is the choice of the cover photograph. Here, the author reproduces a striking picture of an Oromo mother suckling her child. A mother symbolises a home country amongst the Oromo. C...

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