| Management number | 238794380 | Release Date | 2026/07/11 | List Price | $19.62 | Model Number | 238794380 | ||
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<p><b>This book vividly depicts Somalia from its pre-colonial period to the present day, documenting the tumultuous history of a nation that has faced many challenges.</b> </p><p>Somalia is a nation with a history that stretches back more than ten millennia to the beginnings of human civilization. This book provides sweeping coverage of Somalia's history ranging from the earliest times to its modern-day status as a country of ten million inhabitants, providing a unique social-scientific treatment of the nation's key issues across ethnic and regional boundaries. </p><p>The book addresses not only Somali sociocultural and political history but also covers Somalia's administration and economy, secessionist movements, civil and regional wars, and examines the dynamics of state collapse, democratization, terrorism, and piracy in contemporary times. The author details the extremely rich history of the Somali people and their customs while documenting past history, enabling readers to make meaning out of the country's ongoing crisis.</p>
| Book format | Hardcover |
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| Fiction/nonfiction | Non-Fiction |
| Genre | History |
| Publication date | February, 2013 |
| Pages | 248 |
| Reading level | Grade 1, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Kindergarten, Preschool |
| Subgenre | Africa |
| Series title | Greenwood Histories of the Modern Nations (Hardcover) |
| Number in series | 0 |
| Edition | 1 |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Original languages | English |
| Language | English |
| Edu focus | Social Science |
| Educational level | High School, College |
| Is collectible | N |
| Editor | Frank W Thackeray; John E Findling |
| Binding type | Case Binding |
| Recording time | 0 min |
| Number of discs | 1 |
| Retail packaging | Single Piece |
| Assembled product dimensions (l x w x h) | 6.30 x 0.90 x 9.40 in |
| Assembled product weight | 1.15 lb |
| Bisac subject heading | History |
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