Getting Somalia wrong? : faith, war and hope in a shattered state / Mary Harper.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harper, Mary, 1965-

Contributor:

International African Institute.

Royal African Society.

Social Science Research Council (U.S.)

Series:

African arguments.

African arguments

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Somalia--History--1991-.

Somalia.

Somalia--Politics and government--1991-.

Somalia--Social conditions--1960-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (234 p.)

Distribution:

[London, England] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021

Place of Publication:

London, England : Zed Books, ©2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Somalia is a failed state, notorious for piracy and the rise of Islamist extremism. At least that is how it is usually portrayed. Getting Somalia Wrong?, the first comprehensive account of the chaos engulfing much of the country, shows that this 'failed state' is far from being a failed society, as alternative forms of business, justice and local politics still flourish. As Mary Harper argues, until the international community starts to 'get it right', the consequences will be devastating.

Contents:

About the author; Maps; 1.1 Somalia; 1.2 'Greater Somalia' and geographical distribution of major clans; 1.3 Main sub-divisions of Somali territory; 4.1 Reach of Somali pirate attacks, 2005-10; Figure; 1.1 Somali clan families; Photographs; 1 Displaced woman and child in Mogadishu famine zone, August 2011; 2 Women soldiers in the transitional government army; 3 Displaced boy in Mogadishu plays with a gun madefrom a stick; 4 Al-Shabaab fighters in Mogadishu; 5 Mogadishu after the withdrawal of al-Shabaab, September 2011; 6 'Pavement banker' in Hargeisa; 7 Women police officers in Somaliland.

8 Somali pirate, Ismail Elixh9 An al-Shabaab fighter distributes food parcels in Lower Shabelle famine zone, September 2011; 10 Displaced people queue for food rations in Mogadishu; 11 Somali trader in an Eastleigh shopping mall; Acknowledgements; Author's Note; Chronology; Glossary; Introduction;

1. Clan and Country; Map 1.1 Somalia; Resources; Nomads; Poetry; Qat; Greater Somalia; Map 1.2 'Greater Somalia' and geographical distribution of major clans; Map 1.3 Main sub-divisions of Somali territory; The clan; Figure 1.1 Somali clan families;

2. History; Pre-colonial; Colonial; Independence.

DictatorshipState collapse; Intervention; 'Virtual' government; Alternative authority;

3. Islamism; Origins; Al-Itihaad; Union of Islamic Courts; Al-Shabaab; Importing and exporting jihad; 4 .A Failed State?; Mini-states; The economy; Livestock; Money transfer and telecommunications; Somaliland;

5. Piracy; Map 4.1 Reach of Somali pirate attacks, 2005-10; The Sirius Star; Myths and misconceptions; Pirate economy; Lifestyle; Structure; Links with radical Islamists; The best option?; What do you do with a pirate when you catch one?; The longer it goes on ... ;

6. Somalia and the Outside World.

Somalia and the 'War on Terror'The Ethiopian invasion; The mission backfires; The Islamists take hold; The challenge of aid; Regional implications; Ethiopia and Eritrea; Yemen; Kenya; Conclusion; Notes; Introduction; 1 Clan and country; 2 History; 3 Islamism; 4 A failed state?; 5 Piracy; 6 Somalia and the outsideworld; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; About Zed Books.

Notes:

Published in association with International African Institute, Royal African Society, Social Science Research Council.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 208-209) and index.

Print version record.

ISBN:

9786613519986

9781350220355

1350220353

9781780321059

1780321058

9781280062896

1280062894

9781780321042

178032104X

OCLC:

779828553