The history of Somalia
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
History
xxvii, 211 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
9780313378577, 9780313378584, 0313378576, 0313378584
798617193
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), secessionism, and Operation Restore Hope
Back to the future: disunity, disorder, and the consociational imperative
Notable people in the history of Somalia
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