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Theodore M. Vestal

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in Sherman, TX, The United States

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Theodore M. "Ted" Vestal is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Oklahoma State University, where for twenty years he taught courses on world politics and constitutional law emphasizing civil liberties and civil rights. In 1964-1966 he served as a Peace Corps executive in Ethiopia and has maintained an academic interest in the country ever since. He was President of the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco and has served overseas as a director of Peace Corps/Ethiopia, New York's Educational Resources Center in New Delhi, and OSU-Kyoto. Vestal attended the University of North Texas, Yale Law School, and Stanford, where he received a Ph.D. in Political Science. He lives in Tulsa with wife, Patricia, who is an artist ...more

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An introdcution to the Lion of Judah in the New World

Haile Selassie, the Emperor of Ethiopia, was an iconic figure of the
20th century, who came to embody the majesty of the African continent
and its people in the minds of many Americans. Starting at least
with his coronation as Ethiopia’s King of Kings in 1930, and continuing
through the velvet revolution that overthrew him in 1974, the emperor
was a well-known celebrity in the United States. In the yea Read more of this blog post »

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Published on March 24, 2011 11:34

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	The Lion of Judah in the New World: Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia and the Shaping of Americans' Attitudes toward Africa 3.89 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2011 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Haile Selassie's Government (1930-1974) by Christopher Clapham, Theodore M. Vestal (Goodreads Author) (Afterword) 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ethiopia: A Post-Cold War African State liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1999 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	International Education: Its History and Promise for Today 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1994 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Eisenhower Court and Civil Liberties 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2002	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars