A Modern History of the Somali: Nation and State in the Horn of Africa

by I.M. Lewis

Overview

I.M. Lewis's classic text on the history of the Somali peoples.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781782047872
Publisher:	James Currey
Publication date:	12/01/2002
Series:	Eastern African Studies
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	352
File size:	7 MB

About the Author

I.M. Lewis is Emeritus Professor of Social Anthropology at the London School of Economics & Political Science.

Editorial Reviews

"By far the most penetrating of the works on Somali history and contemporary events.... Lewis is probably the only foreign social scientist ever to have won acknowledgment, if not always approval, among the critically minded Somali intellectuals and politicians. I have never lectured on Somalia with Somalis present without being reminded by them to consult his works."--Bernard Helander, Africa

"In their continuing struggle for freedom and independence from colonial rule the Somali people have confronted a situation that is without parallel elsewhere in Africa.... Thus, in contrast to the rest of Africa where states are struggling to become nations, teh Somali people represent a nation struggling to become a state.... I.M. Lewis brings unique and outstanding qualifications to the detailed narrative of these events."--Frank J. Mahony, American Anthropologist

"Lewis writes authoritatively, magisterially, and often brilliantly."--African Studies Review

"Somalia's most definitive history updated."--Erving E. Beauregard, Africa Today

"The events described in this book are subjected to penetrating analysis, and the author's treatment of the apparent paradox of Islam combined with scientific socialism deserves particular attention, ... The book also provides very valuable insights into the fragmentation of Somali nationalism caused by tribal loyalties..."--B.W. Andrzejewski, SOAS Bulletin

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