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11%OFFAbdi Ismail Samatar - Africa´s First Democrats: Somalia´s Aden A. Osman and Abdirazak H. Hussen - 9780253022301 - V9780253022301
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Africa´s First Democrats: Somalia´s Aden A. Osman and Abdirazak H. Hussen

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Description for Africa´s First Democrats: Somalia´s Aden A. Osman and Abdirazak H. Hussen Paperback. Num Pages: 308 pages, 16 b&w illus., 3 maps, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFGS; HBJH; HBTB; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 450.

Abdi Ismail Samatar provides a clear and foundational history of Somalia at the dawn of the country's independence when Africa's first democrats appeared. While many African countries were dominated by authoritarian rulers when they entered the postcolonial era—and scholars have assumed this as a standard feature of political leadership on the continent—Somalia had an authentic democratic leadership. Samatar's political biography of Aden A. Osman and Abdirazak H. Hussen breaks the stereotype of brutal African tyranny. Samatar discusses the framing of democracy in Somalia following the years of control by fascist Italy, the formation of democratic organizations during the political struggle, ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
Number of Pages
300
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253022301
SKU
V9780253022301
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About Abdi Ismail Samatar
Abdi Ismail Samatar is Professor and Chair of the Department of Geography, Environment, and Society at the University of Minnesota and a research fellow at the University of Pretoria. He is an elected member of the African Academy of Sciences, a former president of the African Studies Association, and a trustee of Mogadishu University. He is the author of four ... Read more

Reviews for Africa´s First Democrats: Somalia´s Aden A. Osman and Abdirazak H. Hussen
Africa's First Democrats challenges several stereotypes about the workings and growth of democracy on the African continent. More than that, Africa's First Democrats opens up space for a broader rereading of African history and holds the possibility for a more extensive anti-racist and anti-colonial project that has long animated pan-African politics across the globe.
Joshua Inwood, Pennsylvania State University ... Read more

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