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The history of Somalia /

Njoku, Raphael Chijioke.

The history of Somalia / Raphael Chijioke Njoku. - Santa Barbara, Calif. : Greenwood, c2013. - xxvii, 211 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. - Greenwood histories of the modern nations . - Greenwood histories of the modern nations. .

"This book is also available on the World Wide Web as an eBook."

Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-198) and index.

Timeline of historical events -- The land and people of Somalia: an overview -- Precolonial states and societies -- Colonial conquest -- The model colony at war and the aftermath, 1900-1960 -- Independence and nation building, 1960-1969 -- Mohamed Siad Barre and the "new era," 1969-1991 -- Dad-cunkil (cannibalism), secession, and 'Operation Restore Hope' -- Back to the future: disunity, disorder, and the consociational imperative -- Notable people in the history of Somalia.

9780313378577

2012040399


Somalia--History.

DT403 / .N55 2013

967.73

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