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Getting Somalia wrong? : faith, war and hope in a shattered state / / Mary Harper
| Getting Somalia wrong? : faith, war and hope in a shattered state / / Mary Harper |
| Author | Harper Mary <1965-> |
| Publication | London, England : , : Zed Books, , ©2012 |
| Physical description | 1 online resource (234 p.) |
| Dewey | 967.7305/3 |
| Series statement | African arguments |
| Topical subject | Politics & government |
| ISBN |
1-350-22035-3
1-78032-105-8 1-280-06289-4 9786613519986 1-78032-104-X |
| Format | Language material  |
| Bibliographic level | Monograph |
| Language | eng |
| Formatted content note |
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. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779198203321 |
Harper Mary <1965->
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| London, England : , : Zed Books, , ©2012 | ||
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| You will find it: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Getting Somalia wrong? : faith, war and hope in a shattered state / / Mary Harper
| Getting Somalia wrong? : faith, war and hope in a shattered state / / Mary Harper |
| Author | Harper Mary <1965-> |
| Publication | London, England : , : Zed Books, , ©2012 |
| Physical description | 1 online resource (234 p.) |
| Dewey | 967.7305/3 |
| Series statement | African arguments |
| Topical subject | Politics & government |
| ISBN |
1-350-22035-3
1-78032-105-8 1-280-06289-4 9786613519986 1-78032-104-X |
| Format | Language material |
| Bibliographic level | Monograph |
| Language | eng |
| Formatted content note |
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. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910826829603321 |
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Harper Mary <1965->
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| London, England : , : Zed Books, , ©2012 | ||
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| You will find it: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Restoring hope : in Somalia with the Unified Task Force, 1992-1993 / / by Dennis P. Mroczkowski
| Restoring hope : in Somalia with the Unified Task Force, 1992-1993 / / by Dennis P. Mroczkowski |
| Author | Mroczkowski Dennis P. |
| Publication | Washington, D.C. : , : History Division, United States Marine Corps, , 2005 |
| Physical description | 1 online resource (x, 196 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps |
| Dewey | 967.7305 |
| Series statement | U.S. Marines in humanitarian operations |
| Topical subject |
Food relief - Somalia
Operation Restore Hope, 1992-1993 |
| Format | Language material |
| Bibliographic level | Monograph |
| Language | eng |
| Other Variant Titles | Restoring hope |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910702556503321 |
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Mroczkowski Dennis P.
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| Washington, D.C. : , : History Division, United States Marine Corps, , 2005 | ||
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| You will find it: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Somalia-- the untold story [[electronic resource] ] : the war through the eyes of Somali women / / edited by Judith Gardner and Judy El Bushra
| Somalia-- the untold story [[electronic resource] ] : the war through the eyes of Somali women / / edited by Judith Gardner and Judy El Bushra |
| Publication | London, : CIIR |
| Physical description | xiv, 257 p. : ill., map |
| Dewey | 305.4/096773 |
| Other authors (Person) |
GardnerJudith
El-BushraJudy |
| Topical subject |
Women - Somalia
Women refugees - Somalia Women and war - Somalia Women - Crimes against - Somalia |
| Subject (Genre / Form) | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-84964-473-X
1-281-75034-4 9786611750343 1-4356-6219-9 |
| Format | Language material |
| Bibliographic level | Monograph |
| Language | eng |
| Formatted content note | pt. 1. Women's experiences of the war -- pt. 2. Women's responses to the war. |
| Other Variant Titles | War through the eyes of Somali women |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454703703321 |
| London, : CIIR | ||
| Language material | ||
| You will find it: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Somalia-- the untold story [[electronic resource] ] : the war through the eyes of Somali women / / edited by Judith Gardner and Judy El Bushra
| Somalia-- the untold story [[electronic resource] ] : the war through the eyes of Somali women / / edited by Judith Gardner and Judy El Bushra |
| Publication | London, : CIIR |
| Physical description | xiv, 257 p. : ill., map |
| Dewey | 305.4/096773 |
| Other authors (Person) |
GardnerJudith
El-BushraJudy |
| Topical subject |
Women - Somalia
Women refugees - Somalia Women and war - Somalia Women - Crimes against - Somalia |
| ISBN |
1-84964-473-X
1-281-75034-4 9786611750343 1-4356-6219-9 |
| Format | Language material |
| Bibliographic level | Monograph |
| Language | eng |
| Formatted content note | pt. 1. Women's experiences of the war -- pt. 2. Women's responses to the war. |
| Other Variant Titles | War through the eyes of Somali women |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782010303321 |
| London, : CIIR | ||
| Language material | ||
| You will find it: Univ. Federico II | ||
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