Author: CASSANELLI, LEE V.
Title: The Shaping of Somali Society: Reconstructing the History of a Pastoral People, 1600-1900
Description: Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0812278321. 311 pages. Bibliography. "Examines the historical experiences of these people while focusing on recurrent themes: a deeply rooted kinship system based on lineages that feud as frequently as they cooperate; the gradual Islamization of the entire society through the work of itinerant Sufi saints; the rise and fall of regional sultanates and long-distance trade networks; and a history of resistance to foreign invaders." - from dust jacket. Book clean, tight and unmarked with light wear. Average wear to dust jacket now preserved in Brodart. A quality copy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Somalia History Somalis. Very Good in Good dust jacket .

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