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Somalia

State Collapse, Multilateral Intervention, and Strategies for Political Reconstruction

By: Terrence Lyons,Ahmed I. Samatar

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Somalia

State Collapse, Multilateral Intervention, and Strategies for Political Reconstruction

By: Terrence Lyons,Ahmed I. Samatar

The multilateral military intervention in Somalia was one of the international community's first major attempts to respond to a dangerous new challenge in the post-cold war era—the problem of state collapse and social disintegration. Catastrophes such as Somalia reach public attention as humanitarian emergencies, but the underlying causes are the disintegration of political institutions and the resulting chaos and insecurity. Given the challenges inherent in such political crises, can the international community respond effectively to encourage political reconciliation and the rehabilitation of governing institutions? This book suggests that the international community ignored clear warning signs in Somalia and missed several opportunities to use diplomacy to prevent state collapse. As a result, the destruction of the state became more complete and the difficulties in rebuilding a viable system more demanding. When the United States and the United Nations finally intervened militarily in 1992, they focused on the humanitarian aspects of the emergency, thereby limiting their ability to act on the core political and security dimensions. This book shows how lessons learned in Somalia will shape international responses in future cases. It details the deep- rooted social, political, and economic processes that led to the decomposition of the state in the early 1990s; analyzes the attempts by the international community to encourage political reconciliation; and offers guidelines for policymakers.

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116

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Brookings Institution Press

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0815720254

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9780815720256

Daybreak is Near

Literature, Clans, and the Nation-state in Somalia

By: Ali Jimale Ahmed

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Daybreak is Near

Literature, Clans, and the Nation-state in Somalia

By: Ali Jimale Ahmed

In Daybreak is Near ... : Literature, Clans and the Nation-State in Somalia, Ali Jimale Ahmed examines the role literature has played in modern Somali society of the past half century. The writer examines Somali literature, both written and oral, to trace the development of Somali nationalism, as well as seek explanations for the disintegration of the post-colonial Somali nation-state.

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210

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The Red Sea Press

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156902023X

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9781569020234

Somalis in Minnesota

By: Ahmed Ismail Yusuf

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Somalis in Minnesota

By: Ahmed Ismail Yusuf

The story of Somalis in Minnesota begins with three words: sahan, war, and martisoor. Driven from their homeland by civil war and famine, one group of Somali sahan, pioneers, discovered well-paying jobs in the city of Marshall, Minnesota. Soon the war, news, traveled that not only was employment available but the people in this northern state, so different in climate from their African homeland, were generous in martisoor, hospitality, just like the Somali people themselves. The diaspora began in 1992, and today more than fifty thousand Somalis live in Minnesota, the most of any state. Many have made their lives in small towns and rural areas, and many more have settled in Minneapolis, earning this city the nickname "Little Somalia" or "Little Mogadishu." Amiable guide Ahmed Yusuf introduces readers to these varied communities, exploring economic and political life, religious and cultural practices, and successes in education and health care. he also tackles the controversial topics that command newspaper headlines: alleged links to terrorist organizations and the recruitment of young Somali men to fight in the civil war back home. This newest addition to the people of Minnesota series captures the story of the state's most recent immigrant group at a pivotal time in its history.

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Minnesota Historical Society

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0873518748

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9780873518741

The Perils of International Capital

By: Faisal Z. Ahmed

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The Perils of International Capital

By: Faisal Z. Ahmed

Shows how financial globalization can be perilous, holding the capacity to finance the durability of authoritarian governments.

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Cambridge University Press

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110848865X

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9781108488655

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Somalis in Minnesota

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The Perils of International Capital

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