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Understanding Somalia and Somaliland: Culture, History and Society

Paperback • 2011 • English

Understanding Somalia and Somaliland: Culture, History and Society

By Ioan Lewis

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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 ...Show more

Society and Social Sciences
Society and culture: general
Sociology and anthropology

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9781850658986

Published year

2011

Language

English

Original title

Understanding Somalia and Somaliland: Culture, History and Society

Format

Paperback

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