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Book SynopsisSomalia was once colonized by Europeans, but Abdullahi's superb survey, with its historical context, evokes a Somaliland from a Somali viewpoint.
This Muslim country has strong pastoral roots and is known as a land of poets with a long oral cultural tradition.
Trade Review…refreshingly original in its description of aspects of Somali culture and surprisingly parochial in the survey of Somali political history. * International Journal of African Historical Studies *
Librarians will want to purchase, for the high school collection and for the public library collection, countries for which your students or patrons need or request. * Blanche Woolls & David Loertscher (GaleGroup.com) *
Table of ContentsIllustrations Series Foreword Acknowledgments Chronology Introduction Religion and Thought Literature, Drama, and Media Art, Architecture, and Housing Cuisine and Traditional Dress Gender Roles, Marriage, and Family Social Customs and Lifestyle Music and Dance Glossary Bibliography Index
