Historical dictionary of Somalia / Mohamed Haji Mukhtar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mukhtar, Mohamed Haji, 1947-

Contributor:

Castagno, Margaret, 1922-

Series:

African historical dictionaries ; no. 87.

African historical dictionary series ; no. 87

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

History.

Somalia--History--Dictionaries.

Somalia.

Local Subjects:

Somalia--History--Dictionaries.

Genre:

Reference works.

Dictionaries.

History.

Physical Description:

xlv, 353 pages : maps ; 23 cm.

Edition:

New edition.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2003.

Summary:

"This new edition covers Somalia's origin, history, culture, and language, as well as current economic and political issues such as agro-pastoralism and other underlying economic realities." "The alphabetical arrangement, with a complete chronology, list of acronyms, and in-depth bibliography format provides useful information about the country in a convenient format. It reflects the contributions of Somali sources on history and culture, as well as Arabic sources and other non-English colonial sources." "A vital addition to reference collections supporting undergraduate and graduate programs on Africa and the Middle East, international relations, and economics - and a useful fact-filled compendium for government and public libraries, NGO's, and other special libraries as well."--Jacket.

Contents:

Maps

Chronology

The dictionary

Appendices: Members of government from 1956 t0 1991

Political factions

Members of Supreme Revolutionary Council (SRC), 1969.

Notes:

Revised edition of: Historical dictionary of Somalia / by Margaret Castagno. 1975.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-352).

Related Work:

Castagno, Margaret, 1922- Historical dictionary of Somalia.

ISBN:

9780810843448

0810843447

OCLC:

50129282

Publisher Number:

99983565768