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.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
