The Horn of Africa and Italy

The Horn of Africa and Italy

Author: Simone Brioni

Publisher: New Comparative Criticism

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781787079939

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This multidisciplinary volume analyses key cultural themes in colonial, postcolonial and transnational encounters between Italy and its former colonies in the Horn of Africa, with essays by experts in comparative literature, cultural studies, history, migration studies, political philosophy and postcolonial theory.


The Colonial Legacy in Somalia

The Colonial Legacy in Somalia

Author: Paolo Tripodi

Publisher: Springer

Published: 1999-08-02

Total Pages: 234

ISBN-13: 0333982908

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The Colonial Legacy in Somalia is an investigation into the relationship between Rome and Mogadishu, from the period of colonial administration to the recent dramatic events of Operation Restore Hope. It defines the first Italian incursions in the Horn of Africa, the history of the expansionist plans of an imperial late comer, such as Italy, and explores the decade of the Trusteeship Administration from 1950-1960 when Italy tried to introduce a new state system in Mogadishu: It analyzes the events of the 1970s and 1980s when Siad Barre's regime, in spite of his repressive and violent attitude, enjoyed strong support from the former colonial power. The book demonstrates a love-hate relationship between Rome and Mogadishu in the colonial and postcolonial period and examines the consequences of this interaction.


Italian Colonialism and Resistances to Empire, 1930-1970

Italian Colonialism and Resistances to Empire, 1930-1970

Author: Neelam Srivastava

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2018-02-01

Total Pages: 271

ISBN-13: 1137465840

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This book provides an innovative cultural history of Italian colonialism and its impact on twentieth-century ideas of empire and anti-colonialism. In October 1935, Mussoliniʼs army attacked Ethiopia, defying the League of Nations and other European imperial powers. The book explores the widespread political and literary responses to the invasion, highlighting how Pan-Africanism drew its sustenance from opposition to Italy’s late empire-building, and reading the work of George Padmore, Claude McKay, and CLR James alongside the feminist and socialist anti-colonial campaigner Sylvia Pankhurst’s broadsheet, New Times and Ethiopia News. Extending into the postwar period, the book examines the fertile connections between anti-colonialism and anti-fascism in Italian literature and art, tracing the emergence of a “resistance aesthetics” in works such as The Battle of Algiers and Giovanni Pirelli’s harrowing books of testimony about Algeria’s war of independence, both inspired by Frantz Fanon. This book will interest readers passionate about postcolonial studies, the history of Italian imperialism, Pan-Africanism, print cultures, and Italian postwar culture.


Beyond Babylon

Beyond Babylon

Author: Igiaba Scego

Publisher:

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 464

ISBN-13: 9781931883832

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"Describes Argentina's horrific dirty war, the chaotic final years of brutal dictatorship in Somalia, and the modern-day excesses of Italy's right-wing politics through the words of two half-sisters, their mothers, and the elusive father who ties their stories together"--


Historical Dictionary of Somalia

Historical Dictionary of Somalia

Author: Mohamed Haji Mukhtar

Publisher: Scarecrow Press

Published: 2003-02-25

Total Pages: 400

ISBN-13: 0810866048

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Despite advances in modern communication and the proliferation of information, there remain areas of the world about which little is known. One such place is Somalia. The informed public is aware of a political meltdown and consequent chaos there, but few comprehend the causes of this tragic crisis. This new edition covers Somalia's origin, history, culture, and language, as well as current economic and political issues. The alphabetical arrangement of this Dictionary, with a complete chronology, list of acronyms, and in-depth bibliography provide useful information about the country in a convenient format. A vital addition to reference collections supporting undergraduate and graduate programs on Africa and the Middle East, international relations, and economics- a useful fact-filled compendium for government and public libraries, NGO's, and other special libraries


Safirka

Safirka

Author: Peter Bridges

Publisher: Kent State University Press

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 9780873386586

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Peter S. Bridges's service as an American ambassador to Somalia capped his three decades as a career officer in the American Foreign Service. Safirka, a frank description of his experiences in Somalia and elsewhere, offers pointed assessments of American foreign policy and policymakers. Bridges recounts his service in Panama during a time of turmoil over the Canal; in Moscow during the Cuban missile crisis; in Prague for bleak years after the Soviet invasion; in Rome when Italian terrorists first began to target Americans; and in key positions in three Washington agencies. In Somalia Bridges managed the largest American aid program in sub-Sahara Africa. He dealt with a postcolonial regime, hobbled both by traditional clan rivalries and by a leader who cared far less about Somalia's people and progress than about maintaining his control over that poverty-stricken, strategic - which soon erupted in civil war.


Shari‘a, Inshallah

Shari‘a, Inshallah

Author: Mark Fathi Massoud

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2021-05-27

Total Pages: 391

ISBN-13: 1108832784

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Shari'a, Inshallah shows how people have used shari'a to struggle for peace, justice, and human rights in Somalia and Somaliland.


Somalia in Pictures

Somalia in Pictures

Author: Janice Hamilton

Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books

Published: 2007-01-01

Total Pages: 82

ISBN-13: 0822565862

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Describes the geography, climate, wildlife, natural resources, history, politics, culture, economy, and government of Somalia.