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The Shaping of Somali Society : Reconstructing the History of a Pastoral People, 1600-1900 /
In seeking to reconstruct the past of this important African society, the author has drawn upon ethnographic and linguistic evidence, travelers' accounts, a substantial body of Somali oral traditions, and recollections gathered from several visits to the country. By combining oral tradition wit...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Philadelphia, Pa. :
University of Pennsylvania Press,
[2016]
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| Colección: | The Ethnohistory Series
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Note on Transcription
- Note on the Use of Geographical and Clan Names
- Introduction
- 1. The Societal and Historiographical Background
- 2. Toward a Regional Approach to Somali Pastoral History
- 3. Pastoral Power: The Ajuraan in History and Tradition
- 4. Saints, Sultans, and Sectarians: Islamic Themes in Southern Somali History, ca. 1600-1850
- 5. Southern Somali Commerce and Economy in the Nineteenth Century
- 6. Local History and Regional Resistance: The Somali Response to Colonial Occupation in the Benaadir Region, 1870-1910
- Afterword
- Appendix A: Comments on the Collection and Use of Somali Oral Sources
- Appendix B: Glossary of Somali and Arabic Words
- Bibliography
- Index
- Backmatter