Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Understanding Somalia and Somaliland by Ioan Lewis Details the history and culture of the Somali people. This book offers insight into the complex social, historical, and cultural hinterland that is the Somali heritage and pays attention to the pervasive influence of traditional nomadism, especially its extremely decentralized nature. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Ioan Lewis details the history and culture of the Somali people, providing a unique window into this little-known culture and its increasingly public predicaments. He provides insight into the complex social, historical, and cultural hinterland that is the Somali heritage and pays close attention to the pervasive influence of traditional nomadism, especially its extremely decentralized nature. Lewis also addresses developments in the Somali political region since the collapse of the Republic in 1991, including the formation and steady development of the democratic state of Somaliland. Though it has grown into a de facto personality, this self-governing outpost of democracy is still officially unrecognized internationally. Lewis concludes with a discussion of the Islamist movement that brought a brief but astonishing period of stability to much of Southern Somalia in late 2006. Author Biography Ioan Lewis is professor emeritus of anthropology at the London School of Economics and author of Arguments with Ethnography: Comparative Approaches to History, Politics, and Religion. He is recognised internationally as the leading academic authority on the history and cultures of the Somali people, on which he has written dozens of books and articles over the last fifty years. Table of Contents ContentsPart One: The Social Setting1. The Somali Ethnic Region2. Migration and the Islamic Tradition3. The Somali Nation and its Traditional Divisions4. Family Organisation5. Marriage Arrangements6. Religion and General Cultural Characteristics7. The Oral Heritage8. Self-image and National CharacteristicsPart Two: Pre- and Post-Colonial History9. The Imperial Partition (1880-1941)10. The Re-partition of the Somalis (1941-60)11. Independence 1960-196912. The Pan-Somali Struggle (1960-9)13. Military Rule and Revolution (1969-74)14. Scientific Socialism in Somalia15. The Resumption of the Pan-Somali Struggle (1974-8)16. The Russian Legacy17. Government and Rural SocietyPart Three: Society and Economy18. Traditional Rural Social Institutions19. Local Groups and Settlement Patterns20. Livestock Trade and Labour Migration21. Northern Cultivating Settlements22. Southern Cultivating Settlements23. State Settlement Schemes Following the Drought of the Long Tail24. The Refugee Crisis (1978-80)25. Internal Dissent After the Ogaden WarPart Four: Civil War and the Birth of New Polities26. Peace with Ethiopia, Chaos at home27. The Rebirth of Somaliland28. International Intervention29. The Arta transitional government30. The Mbagathi transitional federal government31. Islam brings peace to Mogadishu32. Somaliland: the power of home-made democracy33. Puntland and other possibilitiesAppendicesDiagrams, Tables & Maps Details ISBN1850658986 Author Ioan Lewis Pages 176 Publisher C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd Year 2008 ISBN-10 1850658986 ISBN-13 9781850658986 Format Paperback Publication Date 2008-08-01 Imprint C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd Subtitle Culture, History and Society Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 967.73053 Short Title Understanding Somalia and Somaliland Language English UK Release Date 2008-08-01 NZ Release Date 2008-08-01 Audience General AU Release Date 2008-07-31 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICY No questions asked, 30 day returns! FREE DELIVERY No matter where you are in the UK, delivery is free. SECURE PAYMENT Peace of mind by paying through PayPal and eBay Buyer Protection TheNile_Item_ID:139583926;
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ISBN-13: 9781850658986
Book Title: Understanding Somalia and Somaliland
ISBN: 9781850658986
Item Height: 216 mm
Item Width: 136 mm
Author: Ioan Lewis
Publication Name: Understanding Somalia and Somaliland: Culture, History and Society
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: C Hurst & Co Publishers LTD
Subject: History
Publication Year: 2008
Type: Textbook
Number of Pages: 176 Pages
