The Bantu-Jareer Somalis : unearthing apartheid in the Horn of Africa / Mohamed A. Eno.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Eno, Mohamed A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bantu-speaking peoples--Somalia--Social conditions.

Bantu-speaking peoples.

Apartheid--Somalia.

Apartheid.

Africa, Eastern--History.

Africa, Eastern.

Somalia--Social conditions.

Somalia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (316 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Adonis & Abbey, 2008.

Summary:

Somalia is generally thought of as a homogenous society, with a common Arabic ancestry, a shared culture of nomadism and one Somali mother tongue. This study challenges this myth. Using the Jareer/Bantu as a case study, the book shows how the Negroid physical features of this ethnic group has become the basis for ethnic marginalization, stigma, social exclusion and apartheid in Somalia. The book is another contribution to the recent deconstruction of the perceived Somali homogeneity and self-same assertions. It argues that the Somalis, just like most societies, employ multiple levels of social and ethnic distinctions, one of which is the Jareer versus Jileec divide. Dr. Eno successfully portrays another Somalia, in which a mythical homogeneity masks the oppression and social exclusion suffered by some ethnic groups in the country.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""Chapter 1""; ""Chapter 2""; ""Chapter 3""; ""Chapter 4""; ""Chapter 5""; ""Chapter 6""; ""Chapter 7""; ""Chapter 8""; ""Chapter 9""; ""Appendix 1: Summary of cases answered in every region and in the diaspora No. REGION CASES ANSWERED""; ""Appendix 2: Areas where interview was conducted""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

OCLC:

638660234