This latest edition of A Modern History of the Somali brings I. M. Lewis’s definitive history up to date and shows the amazing continuity of Somali forms of social organization. Lewis’s history portrays the ingeniousness with which the Somali way of life has been adapted to all forms of modernity.
I.M. Lewis is Emeritus Professor of Social Anthropology at the London School of Economics & Political Science.
“Lewis writes authoritatively, magisterially, and often
brilliantly.”
*African Studies Review*
“By far the most penetrating of the works on Somali history and
contemporary events…. Lewis is probably the only foreign social
scientist ever to have won acknowledgment, if not always approval,
among the critically minded Somali intellectuals and politicians. I
have never lectured on Somalia with Somalis present without being
reminded by them to consult his works.”
*Africa*
“Somalia's most definitive history updated.”
*Africa Today*
“The events described in this book are subjected to penetrating
analysis, and the author's treatment of the apparent paradox of
Islam combined with scientific socialism deserves particular
attention, … The book also provides very valuable insights into the
fragmentation of Somali nationalism caused by tribal
loyalties…”
*SOAS Bulletin*
“In their continuing struggle for freedom and independence from
colonial rule the Somali people have confronted a situation that is
without parallel elsewhere in Africa…. Thus, in contrast to the
rest of Africa where states are struggling to become nations, teh
Somali people represent a nation struggling to become a state….
I.M. Lewis brings unique and outstanding qualifications to the
detailed narrative of these events.”
*American Anthropologist*
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