Culture and Customs of Somalia (Culture and Customs of Africa)
Publisher: Greenwood Press
Published: October 30, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9780313313332
Subjects: African history; Cultural studies; Social & cultural anthropology; Culture; East Africa - History; Social Science; Archaeology / Anthropology; History: American; Somalia; Africa - General; Anthropology - Cultural; Ethnic Studies - General; Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural; Customs & Traditions; Ethnology; Social life and customs
First sentence: IN THE BEGINNING was the land, which has been called many things: Punt, Land of the Barbaroi, Terra Aromática (Land of Aromatic Plants), Regio Cinnamafore (Land of the Cinnamon), Land of Milk and Myrrh, Land of the Somalis.
Description: "Somalia, the Horn of Africa nation, is finally recovering from recent wars and famine. Written by a native Somali, Culture and Customs of Somalia gives students and interested readers an in-depth look at the land and people, past and present. It is the only accessible, comprehensive, and up-to-date general reference on this country."--BOOK JACKET.