Society, Security, Sovereignty and the State in Somalia: From Statelessness to Statelessness?International Books, 2001 - 312 pages An analysis of internal dynamics of the Somali conflict and the relation between state and society, taking society and not the state as main reference point. Includes a discussion of UN / UNHCRs involvement in assistance to refugees in the special Somali situation of statelessness. |
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Page 108
... marriage was usually conducted outside the pri- mary lineage and very often outside the clan itself . Mohamed - Abdi Mohamed ( 1997 ) suggests that a distance of seven to ten degrees of kinship between two prospective spouses is ideal ...
... marriage was usually conducted outside the pri- mary lineage and very often outside the clan itself . Mohamed - Abdi Mohamed ( 1997 ) suggests that a distance of seven to ten degrees of kinship between two prospective spouses is ideal ...
Page 109
... marriage is no longer common because of the extreme politicization of clan affiliation and the rise of clan - related violence , women still play a role in narrowing clan differences.3 35 As noted above , the clan system includes ...
... marriage is no longer common because of the extreme politicization of clan affiliation and the rise of clan - related violence , women still play a role in narrowing clan differences.3 35 As noted above , the clan system includes ...
Page 121
... marriage , women did have some possibilities for maneuver . Checks and bal- ances were provided through the clan network : mistreating a woman who had married into another clan , for instance , reflected badly on the male clan and did ...
... marriage , women did have some possibilities for maneuver . Checks and bal- ances were provided through the clan network : mistreating a woman who had married into another clan , for instance , reflected badly on the male clan and did ...
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