LEADER 03771nam 2200685Ia 450 001 9910785590103321 005 20230207213904.0 010 $a1-78371-362-3 010 $a1-84964-554-X 035 $a(CKB)2670000000067476 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH22933840 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000526345 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11341491 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000526345 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10519927 035 $a(PQKB)10318107 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000520238 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12232932 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000520238 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10523885 035 $a(PQKB)11329867 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3386601 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5390879 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3386601 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10578955 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL987318 035 $a(OCoLC)847450809 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000067476 100 $a20101005d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aUnderstanding the Somalia conflagration$b[electronic resource] $eidentity, political Islam and peacebuilding /$fAfyare Abdi Elmi 210 $aLondon ;$aNew York $cPluto Press ;$aOxford $cPambazuka Press ;$aNew York $cDistributed in the United States of America exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan$d2010 215 $a1 online resource (216 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-7453-2975-6 311 $a0-7453-2974-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 166-184) and index. 327 $aIntroduction : conflict and peace in Somalia -- Understanding the sources of Somali conflict -- Clan identity and implications for peacebuilding in Somalia -- Making sense of Islam and Islamic awakening in Somalia -- Understanding the US policy toward Somalia -- The role of regional countries and organizations in the Somali conflict -- Peacebuilding education : contested resource and vehicle for social transformation -- Role for the international community : options and implications -- Conclusion : a way forward. 330 $bSomalia has been devastated by a US-backed Ethiopian invasion and years of civil war, and it has long been without a central government. Against this background of violence, Somali academic Afyare Abdi Elmi, attempts to explain the multiple dimensions of the conflict and find a peace-building consensus.Somalia is a failed state and a Muslim state. This combination means the West assumes that it will become a breeding ground for extremism. The country regularly hits the headlines as a piracy hotspot. This combination of internal division and outside interference makes for an intensely hostile landscape. Elmi shows that only by addressing the problem of the statelessness in the country can the long process of peace begin. He highlights clan identities, Islam and other countries in the region as the key elements in any peace-building effort.This unique account from an author who truly understands Somalia should be required reading for students and academics of international relations and peace / conflict studies. 606 $aPeace-building$zSomalia 606 $aConflict management$zSomalia 606 $aIslam and politics$zSomalia 607 $aSomalia$xPolitics and government$y1991- 607 $aSomalia$xSocial conditions 615 0$aPeace-building 615 0$aConflict management 615 0$aIslam and politics 676 $a320.96773 700 $aElmi$b Afyare Abdi$01476076 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910785590103321 996 $aUnderstanding the Somalia conflagration$93690481 997 $aUNINA