A Modern History of the Somali: Nation and State in the Horn of Africa
- ISBN-10
- 0852554834
- ISBN-13
- 9780852554838
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 347
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002
- Publisher
- James Currey Publishers
- Author
- I. M. Lewis
Description
I.M. Lewis's classic text on the history of the Somali peoples.
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- 2003-03-17
- 368 pages
- Ebook
- Ohio University Press
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