{"product_id":"somalis-a-osman-farah-9781909112575","title":"Somalis: In Search of Nationhood, Statehood and Transnational Connections","description":"\u003cp\u003eContemporary scholarship characterizes Somalia as a nation in search of statehood. The approach presupposes a homogenous cohesive nation and society- with considerable traditional democratic pastoralism. This book portrays a complex nation with multiple heterogeneous characteristics. This alternative approach reflects the socio-political and the historical formations, invention and possible reinvention of the society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The book aims beyond the nation state-centric analysis. Issues discussed include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - Conceptual socio-political transnational frame of development and statehood\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Analytical frames resting on diverse cases of emerging transnational civic connections\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Prospects for regional educational development\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Countering transnational precarity (employment and residence uncertainties), political mobilization and extremism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Transnational efforts at state formation, power and justice\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e A. Osman Farah\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1909112577\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781909112575\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Adonis \u0026amp; Abbey Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/24\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.55d","brand":"A. Osman Farah","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43937396392191,"sku":"9781909112575","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_322c50fb-9494-429e-9ec4-e64c827cf614.jpg?v=1681429818","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/somalis-a-osman-farah-9781909112575","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}