Networks Of Dissolution: Somalia UndoneAvalon Publishing, 1995 M12 28 - 246 pages In this penetrating and timely book, Anna Simons documents Somalia's impending slide toward anarchy. How do people react to a failing yet still repressive government? What do they do when the banks run out of cash? How do they cope with unprecedented uncertainty? These are some of the questions Simons addresses as she introduces the reader to Somalia's descent into dissolution from within the Somali capital of Mogadishu.Exploring the volatile mix of external interest in Somalia, internal politicking, and enduring social structure, she shows how cross-cultural misunderstanding and regroupment are key to explaining Somalia's breakdown at the national level. One aim of this book is to challenge broadly held assumptions about the content of nationalism, tribalism, and the state, as defined and debated by academics and as experienced by individuals. Another is to analyze the making of a pivotal moment in Somali history. Simons charts new ground in the study of the dissolution of a state at all levels, shuttling back and forth between micro and macro frames, historical and everyday practices, and expatriate and Somali experiences. |
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Page 117
... salaries were negligible to begin with ; no one was working for their salary at CRDP . Rather , everyone was working for the advantages that would accrue through their connections to one another , their connections to the expatri- ate ...
... salaries were negligible to begin with ; no one was working for their salary at CRDP . Rather , everyone was working for the advantages that would accrue through their connections to one another , their connections to the expatri- ate ...
Page 128
... salary in two months , but had nonetheless " managed " to come to work in the morning with 1,000 shillings in his pocket , of which ( after being asked for money by others ) he had only 100 left by noon . This sort of salary paradox was ...
... salary in two months , but had nonetheless " managed " to come to work in the morning with 1,000 shillings in his pocket , of which ( after being asked for money by others ) he had only 100 left by noon . This sort of salary paradox was ...
Page 130
... salary constraints left individuals little choice . For instance , the well - educated driver of a water tanker for the U.S. embassy readily acknowledged that his salary was much higher working for the U.S. government than it would have ...
... salary constraints left individuals little choice . For instance , the well - educated driver of a water tanker for the U.S. embassy readily acknowledged that his salary was much higher working for the U.S. government than it would have ...
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