the war behind the war. by Catherine Lowe Besteman, Lee V. Cassanelli. Published 1996 by Westview Press in Boulder, Colo There's no description for this book yet.

the war behind the war. Published 1996 by Westview Press in Boulder, Colo.

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Somalia remains a land violently divided by class and cultural conflicts. Since 1991, it has experienced governmental collapse, a brutal civil war, and the death and displacement of several millions of its people.

Besteman, Catherine Lowe. Nine anthropology, history, and African studies scholars examine the land and resources issues of modern Somalia adding a critical dimension to the understanding of factional politics leading to the country's devastating Civil War. Cassanelli, Lee . 1946-. The essays offer important historical discussions about the events leading to the country's war, explanations of local communities and customs, and the regional politics and economics which conflicted with state policy, particularly in the area of land use practices. Annotation c. by Book News, In. Portland, Or. Select a list.

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Valley," The Struggle for Land in Southern Somalia: The War Behind the War, eds. Besteman, Catherine Lowe. and Lee V. Cassanelli (London, Boulder: HAAN Associates Publishing, Westview Press) p. 117. 6 Ibid. C. Webersik Fighting for the plenty – The banana trade in southern Somalia 5. The allocation of irrigation water was based on complex exchange relationships and. related to off-farm activities. Even before the war, it was reported that there was strong. competition between large-scale plantation owners and small-scale farmers.

The growing body of literature on war economies documents very well the many negative aspects of certain types of trade, forced labour and abduction, and natural resource looting that flourish in situations of chronic conflict. The Struggle for Land in Southern Somalia: The War behind the War. Article. Country Context Report - Ethiopia.

Besteman began working in southern Somalia in the late eighties before .

Besteman began working in southern Somalia in the late eighties before the outbreak of civil war in 1991. Many refugees from the communities where she had worked in Somalia have resettled in Lewiston, Maine.

He is currently working on a collection of essays on the uses of the past in contemporary political and cultural debates in the Horn of Africa, exploring how individuals and communities rethink and remake their histories in times of war, displacement, and resettlement.