ABSTRACT

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. "By far the most penetrating of the works on Somal

chapter Chapter I|17 pages

The Physical and Social Setting

chapter Chapter II|22 pages

Before Partition

chapter Chapter III|23 pages

The Imperial Partition: 1860-97

chapter Chapter IV|29 pages

The Dervish Fight for Freedom: 1900–20

chapter Chapter V|24 pages

Somali Unification: The Italian East African Empire

chapter Chapter VI|23 pages

The Restoration of Colonial Frontiers: 1940–50

chapter Chapter VII|27 pages

From Trusteeship to Independence: 1950–60

chapter Chapter VIII|39 pages

The Problems of Independence

chapter Chapter IX|21 pages

The Somali Revolution: 1969–76