In this penetrating and timely book, Anna Simons documents Somalia's impending slide toward anarchy. How do people react to a failing yet still repressive government? What do they do when the banks run out of cash? How do they cope with unprecedented uncertainty? These are some of the questions Simons addresses as she introduces the reader to Somal
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978-0-429-70082-8 (9780429700828)
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Introductions -- Introduction -- Mogadishu: The Hardship Post -- First Encounters -- Histories -- Involvements I -- Involvements II -- Into the 1980s -- Chronology (1988-1989) -- The Coming of July 14 -- July 14 and Its Aftermath -- Pastoral Ideology and Urban Realities -- The Bush -- Pastoral Principles -- Ties -- Moralities -- Tribalism -- Family to Family -- Marriage I -- Marriage II -- Divorce and Family Spread -- Meanings in Mobility -- Conclusions -- A Rigorous Ending -- Epilogue: No Ending
