Reflections on the Battle of Adwa and its significance for today /Theodore M. Vestal -- The Battle of Adwa : the historic victory of Ethiopia over European colonialism / Paulos Milkias -- Continuity and discontinuity in Menelik's foreign policy / Dedjazmatch Zewde Gabre- Selassie -- Adwa 1896 : Who was civilized and who was savage? / Negussay Ayele -- Ethiopia : a bulwark against European colonialism and its role in the Pan-African movement / Getachew Metaferia -- British reactions to the Battle of Adwa : as illustrated by the times of London for 1896 / Richard Pankhurst -- Racist discourse about Ethiopia and Ethiopians before and after The Battle of Adwa / Harold G. Marcus -- Contemporary Ethiopia in the context of the Battle of Adwa, 1896 / Mesfin Araya -- Ethiopian history and critical theory : The case of Adwa / Maimire Mennasemay.