Networks of Dissolution: Somalia UndoneRoutledge, 2019 M03 13 - 256 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 Somal |
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... significant percentage of the population was seeking a Western makeover. Perhaps this was simply a matter of finances. Nevertheless, as soon as most Somali men left their offices for the day they shed pants for mawiss [traditional ...
... significant percentage of the population was seeking a Western makeover. Perhaps this was simply a matter of finances. Nevertheless, as soon as most Somali men left their offices for the day they shed pants for mawiss [traditional ...
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... since they were making mortgage and other payments at home and were clearly (still) working the developing country circuit in order to earn significant salaries, the last thing they would want to jeopardize. This was one of the great,
... since they were making mortgage and other payments at home and were clearly (still) working the developing country circuit in order to earn significant salaries, the last thing they would want to jeopardize. This was one of the great,
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... significant discovery), was the fact that the practice of the people did not quite fit the assumptions of the project designers. I believe Holt's discovery was then allowed to preempt those assumptions for several reasons: Holt was ...
... significant discovery), was the fact that the practice of the people did not quite fit the assumptions of the project designers. I believe Holt's discovery was then allowed to preempt those assumptions for several reasons: Holt was ...
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... significant, with far different implications for the Somalis on the project than for the expatriates, principally because most of the expatriates knew they were leaving whether their work was finished or not and whether Phase I could be ...
... significant, with far different implications for the Somalis on the project than for the expatriates, principally because most of the expatriates knew they were leaving whether their work was finished or not and whether Phase I could be ...
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Contents
PART TWO HISTORIES | |
PART THREE CHRONOLOGY 19881989 | |
PART FOUR PASTORAL IDEOLOGY AND URBAN | |
Pastoral Principles | |
Ties | |
Moralities | |
Tribalism | |
PART FIVE FAMILY TO FAMILY | |
A Rigorous Ending | |
No Ending | |
Bibliography | |
About the Book and Author | |
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