Understanding Ethiopia: Geology and Scenery (Paperback, 2016)

Introduction.- Setting the scene: Ethiopia today.- Beginnings: The First Billion Years.- Rocks and landforms of the south and west.- The far north: Axum and beyond.- The Early and Middle Years: Ice, Sea and Sand.- The great gorges: slices through time.- The rocks, landforms and hidden churches of Tigray.- The Onset of Turbulent Times.- The Ethiopian highlands: uplift and volcanoes.- The geology and churches of Lalibela.- The Semien and Bale Mountains.- The Break-up of a Continent.- The Rift Valley southwards, from Nazret to Lake Chamo.- The Rift Valley northwards, from Nazret to Awash.- The margins of the Rift Valley and the great Western Escarpment.- Southern Afar: lava fields, earthquakes and the birthplace of mankind.- The Birth of an Ocean.- Northern Afar: live volcanoes, earthquakes and the beginnings of a new ocean.- Conclusion.- Ethiopia in the future.- Glossary.- Bibliography / Recommended Reading.- Index.