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Title: The History of Somalia
Condition: New
Author: Raphael Chijioke Njoku
Format: Hardback
Type: Hardback
ISBN-10: 0313378576
EAN: 9780313378577
ISBN: 9780313378577
Publisher: Greenwood Press
Genre: History
Topic: Law & Politics
Release Date: 20/02/2013
Language: English
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Item Height: 235mm
Item Length: 156mm
Item Weight: 567g
Book Series: Greenwood Histories of the Modern Nations
Type: Countries & Regions
Release Year: 2013
Description: This book vividly depicts Somalia from its pre-colonial period to the present day, documenting the tumultuous history of a nation that has faced many challenges.Somalia is a nation with a history that stretches back more than ten millennia to the beginnings of human civilization. This book provides sweeping coverage of Somalia's history ranging from the earliest times to its modern-day status as a country of ten million inhabitants, providing a unique social-scientific treatment of the nation's key issues across ethnic and regional boundaries.The book addresses not only Somali sociocultural and political history but also covers Somalia's administration and economy, secessionist movements, civil and regional wars, and examines the dynamics of state collapse, democratization, terrorism, and piracy in contemporary times. The author details the extremely rich history of the Somali people and their customs while documenting past history, enabling readers to make meaning out of the country's ongoing crisis.

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