Books about somali/horn of africa

[Hamzarashid]

Asc Im trying to learn more about somali is there any books you recommend that I can find in zlib it could be anything from history to geopoliticals to genetics

Thanks

 

[Odious Delirium]

Asc Im trying to learn more about somali is there any books you recommend that I can find in zlib it could be anything from history to geopoliticals to genetics

Thanks

Check out Mohammad artan he publishes books to do with somalia and is a historian who specialises in the horn of Africa's history. I believe his website is called looh press or something like that (he has an online bookstore). Anyways if you watch any vid he's in you can find books to read since he quotes a lot and provides sources for his quotations from books so I would suggest starting your journey with him. I know him personally he's a religious guy so there is no deviant ideologies being pushed neither any narrative or ulterior motive behind how he presents himself but he is still a fair and objective guy and he present everything while letting you come up to your own conclusions.

 

[Thegoodshepherd]

The first book you should read is A Pastoral Democracy by IM Lewis. This is the door to all things related to Somali society. Every single page of it should be read carefully. You will have a very difficult time understanding Somali culture If you have not read this book. Ignore everything the low IQ Somali SJWs say about IM Lewis.

1. The Shaping of Somali Society by Lee V. Cassanelli is an important work if you want to better understand Southern Somali history. IM Lewis is mostly focused on northern Somalia, so this is a good addendum. It is of relatively good quality but inferior to A Pastoral Democracy.
2. The State and Rural Transformation in Northern Somalia, 1884-1986 by Abdi Ismail Samatar. This is by the best living Somali academic. He is currently a senator in Somalia. A genius of a man. It is a good book to understand the economic development of Northern Somalia
3. Somalia: Nation In Search Of A State by David Laitin and Said Samatar. is a good introduction to Somalia's post independence politics.
4. Blood and Bone: The Call of Kinship in Somali Society by IM Lewis is a great primer on clan structure and how the system functions.
5. The Struggle for Land in Southern Somalia: The War Behind the War by a group of academics is good if you want to understand why Southern Somalia has been at war for over 30 years. The fight over agricultural land is explained very well in this book.

If you read these books you will have a good first level understanding of what Somalia is.