A revised second edition of this lucid introduction to the disintegration of the Somali state. Individual chapters describe resistance to colonial intrusion, civilian and military governments, modern Somali nationalism, war with Ethiopia, political collapse and UN involvement. Notes, app, bib, index, maps, 167pp, UK. HAAN ASSOCIATES PUBLISHING.187420991X

An insider's account of the Siad Barre dictatorship. It looks at refugees, the invasion of the Ogaden, and the erosion of human rights. Illustrated with b/w photographs. Index, app, xvi, 267pp, USA. LILLIAN BARBER PRESS.

A facsimile of the first six editions of the popular, English language monthly news magazine. First published in July 1965, this volume provides a range of political articles, readers' letters and commercial ads of the time, mirroring the hopes of the Somali people and their belief in the power of protest. 134pp, UK. HAAN ASSOCIATES PUBLISHING, 1874209170

1997 Paperback

A first person account of the Black Hawk Down event, in which American pilot, Michael Durante was shot down in Mogadishu in 1993. He recounts his imprisonment and torture in Somalia and the day to day existence of a captured soldier. Illustrated with b/w photographs. xiv, 361pp, UK. CORGI, 0593051874

New edition. This is a record of Somali radio's early years, from its establishment in the colonial era to its flowering in the first decade after independence. The information was compiled from archival sources and contemporary interviews. Also includes an outline of the plans for a broadcasting corporation- which never did happen, but which could still have relevance today if reconstruction and liberalisation were on the cards. 6 b/w photos, app, index, xii, 59pp, UK. HAAN ASSOCIATES PUBLISHING.

2001 1874209324 Paperback

'By far the most penetrating of the works on Somali history and contemporary events'- Bernard Helander in African Affairs. CONTENTS: Preface to the Fourth Edition - The physical & social setting - Before partition - The imperial partition: 1860-97 - The dervish fight for freedom: 1900-20 - Somali unification: the Italian East African empire - The restoration of colonial frontiers: 1940-50 - From trusteeship to independence: 1950-60 - The problems of independence - The Somali revolution: 1969-76 - Nationalism ethnicity & revolution in the Horn of Africa - Nation & state in recent history. 30 photos, 352pp, UK. JAMES CURREY PUBLISHERS.

The contributors to this volume agree that the present crisis in Somalia originated in the co existence of two distinct paradigms of national identity lineage based and territorial that undermined the notion of a unity of place, people and history on which Somaliness had been founded. They argue that the conflict is essentially over the right to define the parameters of what it means to be Somali. Index, notes, table, diagrams, 201pp, USA. AFRICA WORLD PRESS.

A social history of a Somali city-state from the mid nineteenth century examining social, cultural and political institutions. Institutions which have survived in Afgooye in southern Somalia from pre-colonial times up to the present, such as the the 'stick fight' xiv, 296pp, UK.. HAAN ASSOCIATES PUBLISHING, 187420

A study of Mohammed Abdille Hassan, who for over 25 years inspired a war against British incursions into Somaliland, and became a master of guerrilla warfare. Considers the religion which inspired him, and the waste of life on both sides in this conflict. Index, bib, gloss, 173pp, UK. BELLEW, 0947792430

1990 Hardback

A vivid account of life among Somali peoples written during World War Two describing and explaining feuds amongst Somali clans. 228pp, UK. ELAND.