The Cost of Dictatorship: The Somali Experience - Hardcover

Ghalib, Jama Mohamed

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0936508302 ISBN 13: 9780936508306

Publisher: Lilian Barber Pr, 1995

Synopsis

Jama, formerly a commissioner of police in Mogadishu, writes his autobiographical account of the ongoing conflict in the Somali Republic and describes the erosion of human rights, the slide of the country into dictatorship, the invasion of Ogaden in 1977-78, and the efforts of honest Somalis to restore freedom and orderly administration. Includes b&w photos. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

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From Library Journal:

Despite months of direct U.S. military presence in Somalia, most Americans know little about the forces that occasioned intervention. Ghalib provides an illuminating account of the political and social factors that resulted in famine and civil war in Somalia in the 1990s. Working his way from rural camel herder to clerk, police officer, and eventually cabinet minister, he provides a first-hand account of how dictatorship consumed the country for two decades, ending in rebellion and the civil war into which U.N. troops stepped. Ghalib tells a story typical of many African regimes, detailing the corruption, intrigue, and disregard for the needs of most people. Recommended for larger academic libraries and those with significant Africana collections.
Bill Rau, Takoma Park, Md.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Lilian Barber Pr
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0936508302
• ISBN 13: 9780936508306
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 267