Belleto Lawrence, Barbara, ed. Spectrum Guide to Ethiopia. New York: Interlink Publishing Group, 2000.
The author lives in Kenya and has travelled extensively in Ethiopia. As well as providing tourist information, this visitors' guide covers Ethiopian history and culture.

Fisher, Angela and Carol Beckwith. African Ark: People and Ancient Cultures of Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa. New York: Henry N. Abrams, 1990.
Explores ceremonies and other aspects of culture, with many photographs.

Olmstead, Judith. Woman Between Two Worlds: Portrait of an Ethiopian Leader. Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1997.
An anthropological account of a 60-year-old woman's life in rural society. Of special interest is the woman's role in mediating rural politics.

Pankhurst, Richard. A Social History of Ethiopia. Addis Ababa: Institute of Ethiopian Studies, University of Addis Ababa, 1990.
Though limited to the northern and central highlands from the Middle Ages to 1855 this book provides rich historical details of social life, particularly the lives of women and children.

WEB SITES

Ethiopia Fact Book
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/et.html