Ethiopia: Footsteps in Dust and Gold offers a special mix of splendid photographs and accessible information. It tells the story of an exceptional country and a self-conscious people. You will search in vain for the clichés about poor countries. This book shows another Ethiopia. Ethiopia has an almost uncontrollable nature. With rugged mountains and fantastic panoramic views, which remind of the Grand Canyon. With variegated flower-fields and hot, endless salt-planes, over which long salt-caravans travel.
This book makes clear what people motivates. Ordinary people tell openly about their dreams, their life, their struggles. Ethiopian experts explain results that have been achieved, and questions that still have to be solved. The book tells about a country, that was the first in Africa to welcome Christianity and Islam, and how these two peacefully coexist with indigenous religions. Monuments and religious art-treasures are shown. Ethiopia is the place where the oldest human being of the world was found. It is the cradle of coffee and khat. This book makes visible how a country, which many people know for its droughts, war, famine and diseases, works hard for its future. Ethiopia: Footsteps in Dust and Gold is a voyage of discovery full of surprises.