Author: Ali Jimale Ahmed
Publisher: The Red Sea Press
ISBN: 9780932415998
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This study analyses the basic assumptions which,had informed the construction of the now,discredited Somali myth.,.
Language: en
Pages: 265
Pages: 265
This study analyses the basic assumptions which,had informed the construction of the now,discredited Somali myth.,.
Language: en
Pages: 288
Pages: 288
Soon to be a major motion picture The first close-up look at the hidden world of Somali pirates by a young journalist who dared to make his way into their remote havens and spent a year infiltrating their lives. For centuries, stories of pirates have captured imaginations around the world.
Language: en
Pages: 400
Pages: 400
The volume will cover all aspects of Somalia, providing useful information about the country in a comprehensive manner. The book also reflects on the contributions of the Somali sources on history and culture. Arabic sources and other non-English colonial sources of great importance to the subject are also highlighted. A
Language: en
Pages: 222
Pages: 222
In the last three decades, Somalia has been associated with such horrible terms as 'state collapse', 'civil wars', 'foreign intervention', 'warlordism', 'famine', 'piracy' and 'terrorism'. This depiction was in contradiction to its earlier images as the cradle of the human race, the kernel of ancient civilizations, the land of Punt,
Language: en
Pages: 198
Pages: 198
Discusses the traditions, culture, religion, media, literature, and arts of Somalia.
Language: en
Pages: 177
Pages: 177
The universal act of dressing—shared by both men and women, young and old, rich and poor, minority and majority—has shaped human interactions, communicated hopes and fears about the future, and embodied what it means to be Somali. Heather Marie Akou mines politics and history in this rich and compelling study
Language: de
Pages: 147
Pages: 147
Language: en
Pages: 257
Pages: 257
Explores the experiences of women in Somalia and how they have survived the trauma of war.
Language: en
Pages: 201
Pages: 201
This book represents an attempt to introduce the notion of contested national identity as a theoretical framework for understanding the crisis of the nation-state in Africa, and Somalia in particular. The contributors to the volume share the perspective that one of the principal variables that inform much of the present
Language: en
Pages: 246
Pages: 246
This book contributes to the understanding of Somalis’ integration in Scandinavian societies through the exploration of constructions as well as negotiations of welfare and security practices.