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  • A Modern History of the Somali

    Nation and State in the Horn of Africa

    by I. M. Lewis ...
    Series series Eastern African Studies
    This latest edition of A Modern History of the Somali brings I. M. Lewis’s definitive history up to date and shows the amazing continuity of Somali forms of social organization. Lewis’s history portrays the ingeniousness with which the Somali way of life has been adapted to all forms of modernity. ... Read more

    $29.69 USD

  • A Modern History Of Somalia

    Nation And State In The Horn Of Africa, Revised, Updated, And Expanded Edition

    by I.M. Lewis ...
    This latest edition of A Modern History of the Somali brings I. M. Lewis's definitive history up to date and shows the amazing continuity of Somali forms of social organization. Lewis's history portrays the ingeniousness with which the Somali way of life has been adapted to all forms of modernity. "By far the most penetrating of the works on Somal ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • Peoples of the Horn of Africa (Somali, Afar and Saho)

    North Eastern Africa Part I

    by I. M. Lewis ...
    Series Book 1 - Ethnographic Survey of Africa
    Routledge is proud to be re-issuing this landmark series in association with the International African Institute. The series, published between 1950 and 1977, brings together a wealth of previously un-co-ordinated material on the ethnic groupings and social conditions of African peoples.Concise, critical and (for its time) accurate, the Ethnographic Survey contains sections as follows:Physical ... Read more

    $60.99 USD

  • History and Social Anthropology

    Edited by I.M. Lewis ...
    Examining the ways in which social anthropologists might gain from and contribute to, historical studies this volume contains papers on historical studies by anthropologists on 19th century Nupe, Yoruba and Benin and 17th century Cameroons in West Africa; on the succession in kingship in Buganda; and on the development of national politics in Albania. First published in 1968. ... Read more

    $68.99 USD

  • Islam in Tropical Africa

    Edited by I. M. Lewis ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: International Islam
    First published in 1980, this second edition of Islam in Tropical Africa presents specialist studies of the history and sociology of Muslim communities in Africa south of the Sahara. The studies cover an extensive and range of time and place, and include consideration of particular aspects of Muslim belief and practice in regions such as Senegal and Somalia. The second edition includes an updated ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

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  • Ancient Assyria

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