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The Roots of Somali Political Culture
M. J. Fox
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Description for The Roots of Somali Political Culture
Hardcover. Num Pages: 190 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGS; JPB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 530.
The fragmentation of the former Somali Democratic Republic into three distinctive entities, together with the events that have ensued since then, make for a complex political puzzle that raises a plethora of questions. M. J. Fox explores some of the most fundamental of those questions: Have the “three Somalias” of today always been asdisparate as they are now? How deeply rooted are those differences? Why has southern Somalia remained steeped in violence while Somaliland and Puntland are relatively peaceful and stable? And does political culture have any role to play in contemporary Somali politics?
As she traces the compelling ... Read more
The fragmentation of the former Somali Democratic Republic into three distinctive entities, together with the events that have ensued since then, make for a complex political puzzle that raises a plethora of questions. M. J. Fox explores some of the most fundamental of those questions: Have the “three Somalias” of today always been asdisparate as they are now? How deeply rooted are those differences? Why has southern Somalia remained steeped in violence while Somaliland and Puntland are relatively peaceful and stable? And does political culture have any role to play in contemporary Somali politics?
As she traces the compelling ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
FirstForumPress
Condition
New
Number of Pages
190
Place of Publication
Boulder, CO, United States
ISBN
9781626372047
SKU
V9781626372047
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About M. J. Fox
M. J. Fox is an independent scholar, formerly with the Department of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University, Sweden.
Reviews for The Roots of Somali Political Culture
Excellent.... a book that sheds new light on the political culture of Somaliland, Puntland, and Somalia. M.J. Fox masterfully weaves together an array of rarely used historical sources to explain in an accessible way how the political cultures of three regions of Somalia have evolved so distinctively. This book contributes immensely to our understanding the legacy of present-day Somalia. An ... Read more