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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... July 14 7 July 14 and Its Aftermath PART FOUR — PASTORAL IDEOLOGY AND URBAN REALITIES 8 “The Bush” 9 Pastoral Principles 10 Ties 11 Moralities 12 Tribalism PART FIVE — FAMILY TO “FAMILY” 13 Marriage I 14 Marriage II 15 Divorce and Family.
... July 14 7 July 14 and Its Aftermath PART FOUR — PASTORAL IDEOLOGY AND URBAN REALITIES 8 “The Bush” 9 Pastoral Principles 10 Ties 11 Moralities 12 Tribalism PART FIVE — FAMILY TO “FAMILY” 13 Marriage I 14 Marriage II 15 Divorce and Family.
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... July 14th. The one debt that I have lost the chance of ever repaying is to my father, who, for the first time ever, broke a promise to me midway through my fieldwork. He had promised he wouldn't get sick while I was away. Not only did ...
... July 14th. The one debt that I have lost the chance of ever repaying is to my father, who, for the first time ever, broke a promise to me midway through my fieldwork. He had promised he wouldn't get sick while I was away. Not only did ...
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... July 14, 1989. On that particular Friday government troops opened fire as worshipers, whom they regarded (or were ordered to regard) as demonstrators, left the city's main mosques. Hundreds, possibly thousands, of people were killed and ...
... July 14, 1989. On that particular Friday government troops opened fire as worshipers, whom they regarded (or were ordered to regard) as demonstrators, left the city's main mosques. Hundreds, possibly thousands, of people were killed and ...
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... July 14 and this book. I have tried to build a picture of Somalia falling apart by shuttling back and forth between ... July 14th presented as a pivotal point in the chronology of dissolution. Part 4 sets the context for how life was ...
... July 14 and this book. I have tried to build a picture of Somalia falling apart by shuttling back and forth between ... July 14th presented as a pivotal point in the chronology of dissolution. Part 4 sets the context for how life was ...
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... July 14. However, by then there were no Western expatriates at all attached to the project. Nor were there any signs of the Canadian botanist returning from home leave to reclaim his possessions. Indeed, as more and more U.S. citizens ...
... July 14. However, by then there were no Western expatriates at all attached to the project. Nor were there any signs of the Canadian botanist returning from home leave to reclaim his possessions. Indeed, as more and more U.S. citizens ...
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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