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Somalia
Index
Like its predecessor, this study is an attempt to treat in a
concise and objective manner the dominant historical, social,
political, economic, and military aspects of contemporary Somali
society. Sources of information included scholarly journals and
monographs, official reports of government and international
organizations, newspapers, and numerous periodicals. Chapter
bibliographies appear at the end of the book; brief comments on
some of the more valuable sources suggested as possible further
reading appear at the end of each chapter. Measurements are given
in the metric system; a conversion table is provided to assist
those readers who are unfamiliar with metric measurements (see
table 1, Appendix). A glossary is also included.
Place-names generally have been spelled in accordance with
those established by the United States Board on Geographic Names
and the Permanent Committee on Geographic Names for British
Official Use, known as the BGN/PCGN system. The spelling of other
proper names conforms to the current usage in the country or to
the most authoritative available sources.
Because Somalia has been in a state of virtual anarchy since
the fall of the regime of Mahammad Siad Barre in January 1991
(and, actually, to a considerable degree since the outbreak of
civil war in the latter 1980s), the lack of functioning
government institutions has meant that statistics tend to be
unreliable or nonexistent. Therefore, statistics cited in the
text or tables in the appendix should be viewed with caution.
The arrival of United States military forces in Somalia as
part of Operation Restore Hope in the latter part of 1992,
together with forces from other United Nations member states, has
resulted in detailed Western press coverage of Somalia. However,
much background data continued to be lacking.
The body of the text reflects information available as of
mid-1992. Certain other portions of the text, however, have been
updated. The Introduction discusses significant events that have
occurred since the completion of research, the Country Profile
includes updated information as available, and the Bibliography
includes recently published help feel to the reader.
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