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Country Guides &
Maps
Wildlife & Flora
History & Politics
People &
Culture
Other Books & Novels
Country Guides & Maps
Somalia: Country Study Guide
(amazon.com) - USA (amazon.co.uk) - UK
by USA International Business
Publications
Geography, history, people, language, culture, traditions,
economy, government, politics, constitution, places to visit, info for
travelers
Somalia (Enchantment of the World)
(amazon.com) - USA
by Mary Virginia Fox
Somalia : A Country Study (Area Handbook)
(amazon.com) - USA
by Helen Chapin Metz
Somalia in Word and Image
(amazon.com) - USA
by Katheryne Loughran (Editor),
Said S. Samatar (Editor), John W. Johnson (Editor)
Main Road Map 954: North East Africa / Arabia
(Maps Worldwide)
Published by Michelin Series
Main
Road Maps Format Folded Map, Scale 1:400 000
Language Keys in English,
French, German and Arabic languages.
Motoring and tourism map with place
name index.
Wildlife & Flora
Flora of Somalia Mats Thulin
(amazon.com) - USA (amazon.co.uk) - UK
Birds
of Somalia (amazon.com) - USA
by John Ash, John Miskell, Martin
Woodcock
History & Politics
Country Review, Somalia 1999/2000 (amazon.com) - USA
by Robert C. Kelly (Editor), Debra
Ewing (Editor), Stanton Doyle (Editor), Denise Youngblood (Editor)
concise,
up-to-date sources for political and economic information
Mission Improbable : The World Community on a UN Compound
in Somalia (amazon.com) - USA
Helen Fogarassy
This book is a
didactic source of information on what transpired in Somalia. It makes the case
that the intervention was successful and it appeals for a tapping of the UN's
extensive facilities for information the commercial media can use.
Somalia : State Collapse, Multilateral Intervention, and
Strategies for Political Reconstruction
by Terrence Lyons, Ahmed I.
Samatar, Brookings Institution
(amazon.com) - USA (amazon.co.uk) - UK
Mogadishu!
(amazon.com) - USA (amazon.co.uk) - UK
Kent Delong, Steven Tuckey
On
October 3rd, 1993, two members of the 160th Special Operations Regiment
rappelled from their helicopter into the streets of Mogadishu, Somalia. Their
mission was to rescue the injured crew of a downed American Blackhawk
helicopter about to be overrun by Somali rebels. The men immediately found
themselves in a firefight that would cost them, and many of their downed crew,
their lives. For their acts of herosim, many of the Rangers have been
recommended for Silver Stars and some for the Congressional Medal of Honor (the
first in over 20 years). Kent DeLong documents this heoric but tragic mission,
having been granted sole access to the military personnel involved, in a
dramatic book which has film and television possibilities.
Conflicts: Conflict in Somalia and Ethiopia
(amazon.co.uk) - UK
by M. Gilkes
Blood and Bone : The Call of Kinship in Somali
Society (amazon.com) - USA (amazon.co.uk) - UK
by I. M. Lewis, Ioan M. Lewis
The Fallen State : Dissonance, Dictatorship, and
Death in Somalia (amazon.com) - USA
by Alice Bettis Hashim
The Invention of Somalia (amazon.com) - USA (amazon.co.uk) - UK
by Ali Jimali Ahmed
Learning from Somalia : The Lessons of Armed Humanitarian
Intervention (amazon.com) - USA (amazon.co.uk) - UK
by Walter Clarke, Jeffrey Herbst
Contributors to this book, many of whom are policy-makers who were in
either Mogadishu or Washington during the Somalian relief missions, examine the
US-led intervention and draw lessons for future peace- keeping operations. They
analyze many aspects of peace-making, including efforts to rebuild the police,
the dynamics of the economy, the relationship between the military and
non-governmental organizations, and the performance of European armies.
Somalia and Operation Restore Hope : Reflections on
Peacemaking and Peacekeeping
(amazon.com) - USA
by John L. Hirsch, Robert B. Oakley
Somalia Cover-Up : A Commissioner's
Journal (amazon.com) - USA
by Peter Desbarats
The State and Rural Transformation in Northern Somalia,
1884-1986 (amazon.com) - USA (amazon.co.uk) - UK
by Abdi Ismail Samatar
The United Nations & Somalia, 1992-1996
(amazon.com) - USA (amazon.co.uk) - UK
by United Nations Staff
This
work is an account of the United Nations involvement in Somalia after the civil
war, famine and the collapse of governmental authority. It carried out a broad
mandate which involved peacekeeping and enforcement, as well as humanitarian
aid, the promotion of national reconciliation and assistance in rebuilding
Somalia's devastated infrastructure and institutions. This volume contains key
documents relating to these events, complemented by an extensive introduction
by Boutros Boutros-Ghali and a detailed chronology.
Unraveling Somalia : Race, Violence, and the Legacy of
Slavery (amazon.com) - USA (amazon.co.uk) - UK
ny Catherine Besteman
Losing Mogadishu : Testing U.S. Policy in Somalia
(amazon.com) - USA (amazon.co.uk) - UK
by Jonathan Stevenson
A
journalist who reported on Somalia in 1992 and 1993 examines US involvement in
Somalia from the Cold War, through the country's civil war and famine, to the
present. He dissects the operation's disappointing results and suggesting how
American efforts might have been more effective and how future actions might be
assessed. (Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.)
Networks of Dissolution : Mogadishu
(amazon.com)
by Anna Simons
documents Somalia's impending slide toward
anarchy. By exploring the volatile mix of external interest in Somalia,
internal politicking, and enduring social structure, she documents how
cross-cultural misunderstanding and regroupment are key to explaining Somalia's
breakdown at the national level
People & Culture
Saints and Somalis : Popular Islam in a Clan-Based
Society (amazon.com) - USA
This collection of essays based on
first-hand anthropological field research spanning many years, brings together
in a single volume the author's collected material on characteristics of
popular Islam amongst the Somali of the Horn of Africa. by Ioan M. Lewis
Other Books & Novels
The Last Camel : True Stories About
Somalia (amazon.com) - USA (amazon.co.uk) - UK
by Jeanne D'Haem
"Most
interesting...D'Haem tells [true stories] through the voices of Somali women,
some of them excruciatingly honest..." (-Publisher's Weekly)
Aman : The Story of a Somali Girl As Told to Virginia Lee
Barnes and Janice Boddy (amazon.com) - USA
Virginia Lee Barnes
definitely interesting - this book really gave me new insight and understanding
into somalian culture. i really enjoyed the honest and unpretentious narrative
style. (A reader from seattle, washington , 27 January, 1999)
Abdi and the Elephants (amazon.com) - USA
by Mary W. Gehman
Abdi wonders
if he will ever leave his small village to go to school and learn improved ways
of farming and animal care. This novel of life in Somalia combines authentic
local detail with gentle characterization and an engaging storyline.
I Remember Somalia (Why We Left) (amazon.com) - USA
by Jo Matthews
The simple but
informative text, narrated by a young Somalian refugee, not only explains why
civil war and poverty currently grip the country but describes the lifestyles
of Somalian nomads, farmers, and city-dwellers. Color photographs show
contrasts between Western and Somalian food, clothes, living quarters, and
other elements of daily life. (Copyright © 1995 The Horn Book, Inc.
All rights reserved.)
Secrets
(amazon.com) - USA (amazon.co.uk) - UK
by Nuruddin Farah
Somalian
author Nuruddin Farah has conjured a densely woven tale of betrayal, hidden
agendas, and tangled relationships that is both a deeply personal story in and
of itself and emblematic of the greater problems that continue to tear his
country apart today.
Desert Flower : The
Extraordinary Journey of a Desert Nomad (amazon.com) - USA
by Waris Dirie, Cathleen Miller
Waris Dirie leads a double life -- by day, she is an international
supermodel and human rights ambassador for the United Nations; by night, she
dreams of the simplicity of life in her native Somalia and the family she was
forced to leave behind. Desert Flower, her intimate and inspiring memoir, is a
must-read for anyone who has ever wondered about the beauty of African life,
the chaotic existence of a supermodel, or the joys of new
motherhood
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