Getting Somalia Wrong? : Faith, War and Hope in a Shattered State /: Faith, War and Hope in a Shattered State. (©2012)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Mary Harper.
• Other Names: Harper, Mary, 1965-; International African Institute.; Royal African Society.; Social Science Research Council (U.S.)
• Contents: About the author; Maps; 1.1 Somalia; 1.2 'Greater Somalia' and geographical distribution of major clans; 1.3 Main sub-divisions of Somali territory; 4.1 Reach of Somali pirate attacks, 2005-10; Figure; 1.1 Somali clan families; Photographs; 1 Displaced woman and child in Mogadishu famine zone, August 2011; 2 Women soldiers in the transitional government army; 3 Displaced boy in Mogadishu plays with a gun madefrom a stick; 4 Al-Shabaab fighters in Mogadishu; 5 Mogadishu after the withdrawal of al-Shabaab, September 2011; 6 'Pavement banker' in Hargeisa; 7 Women police officers in Somaliland. 8 Somali pirate, Ismail Elixh9 An al-Shabaab fighter distributes food parcels in Lower Shabelle famine zone, September 2011; 10 Displaced people queue for food rations in Mogadishu; 11 Somali trader in an Eastleigh shopping mall; Acknowledgements; Author's Note; Chronology; Glossary; Introduction; 1. Clan and Country; Map 1.1 Somalia; Resources; Nomads; Poetry; Qat; Greater Somalia; Map 1.2 'Greater Somalia' and geographical distribution of major clans; Map 1.3 Main sub-divisions of Somali territory; The clan; Figure 1.1 Somali clan families; 2. History; Pre-colonial; Colonial; Independence. DictatorshipState collapse; Intervention; 'Virtual' government; Alternative authority; 3. Islamism; Origins; Al-Itihaad; Union of Islamic Courts; Al-Shabaab; Importing and exporting jihad; 4 .A Failed State?; Mini-states; The economy; Livestock; Money transfer and telecommunications; Somaliland; 5. Piracy; Map 4.1 Reach of Somali pirate attacks, 2005-10; The Sirius Star; Myths and misconceptions; Pirate economy; Lifestyle; Structure; Links with radical Islamists; The best option?; What do you do with a pirate when you catch one?; The longer it goes on ... ; 6. Somalia and the Outside World. Somalia and the 'War on Terror'The Ethiopian invasion; The mission backfires; The Islamists take hold; The challenge of aid; Regional implications; Ethiopia and Eritrea; Yemen; Kenya; Conclusion; Notes; Introduction; 1 Clan and country; 2 History; 3 Islamism; 4 A failed state?; 5 Piracy; 6 Somalia and the outsideworld; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; About Zed Books.
• Publisher Details: London New York : Zed Books
• Publication Date: 2012
• Copyright Date: 2012
• Extent: 1 online resource (xiii, 217 pages), illustrations, maps
• Subjects: 967.7305/3; HISTORY -- Africa -- Central; History; Politics and government; Social conditions; History & Archaeology; Regions & Countries - Africa; Somalia -- History -- 1991-; Somalia -- Politics and government -- 1991-; Somalia -- Social conditions -- 1960-; Somalia; Electronic books; Electronic books; Electronic books -- History; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781780321042; 1280062894; 9781280062896; 9781780321059; 1780321058; 9786613519986; 6613519987
• Related ISBNs: 178032104X; 9781842779330; 1842779338; 9781842779323; 184277932X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 208-209) and index.; Note: Print version record.
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