Research Catalog

Title

The history of Somalia / Raphael Chijioke Njoku.

Author

Njoku, Raphael Chijioke.

Publication

Santa Barbara, Calif. : Greenwood, c2013.

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Details

Description

xxvii, 211 p. : ill.; 25 cm.

Summary

Overview: 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. Based on the most recent research, this work is the first comprehensive overview to cover in detail the collapse of Iceland's economy and its subsequent effect on its people. Organized into seven main sections that chronologically cover the history of Iceland from the island's settlement to the present day, the book concludes with a revealing discussion of how each period has been perceived by later generations of Icelanders.

Series Statement

Greenwood histories of the modern nations

Uniform Title

Greenwood histories of the modern nations.

Subject

• Somalia > History

Note

• "This book is also available on the World Wide Web as an eBook."

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-198) and index.

Contents

Timeline of historical events -- The land and people of Somalia: an overview -- Precolonial states and societies -- Colonial conquest -- The model colony at war and the aftermath, 1900-1960 -- Independence and nation building, 1960-1969 -- Mohamed Siad Barre and the "new era," 1969-1991 -- Dad-cunkil (cannibalism), secession, and 'Operation Restore Hope' -- Back to the future: disunity, disorder, and the consociational imperative -- Notable people in the history of Somalia.

Call Number

Sc *967.73-N (Njoku, R. C. The History of Somalia)

ISBN

• 9780313378577 (cloth : alk. paper)
• 0313378576 (cloth : alk. paper)
• 0313378584 (ebook)
• 9780313378584 (ebook)
• 9780313378584 (ebook) (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

2012040399

OCLC

798617193

Author

Njoku, Raphael Chijioke.

Title

The history of Somalia / Raphael Chijioke Njoku.

Imprint

Santa Barbara, Calif. : Greenwood, c2013.

Series

Greenwood histories of the modern nations

Greenwood histories of the modern nations.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-198) and index.

Research Call Number

Sc *967.73-N (Njoku, R. C. The History of Somalia)