Somali Oral Poetry and the Failed She-Camel Nation State
A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Deelley Poetry Debate (1979–1980)
Seiten
2015
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New edition
Peter Lang Publishing Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4331-2515-7 (ISBN)
Peter Lang Publishing Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4331-2515-7 (ISBN)
Somali Oral Poetry and the Failed She-Camel Nation State: A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Deelley Poetry Debate (1979–1980) examines the most expressive medium in Somali culture and politics, that is, oral poetry, in its ideological and discursive dimension. Oral poetry has a formidable impact on Somali society and its internal dynamics.
Somali Oral Poetry is the first critical discourse analysis of the connection between oral poetry and politics in Somalia. The book brings out contradictions and conflicts between the ways of thinking of a society structured in clans and a rightful claim for nationhood and the state of law. In addition, it highlights the difficulty the society finds in renouncing clan mentality that requires loyalty to the clan rather than to the State.
The present volume illuminates, through the critical analysis of the Deelley poetry debate, the circumstances and issues that preceded the civil war in Somalia. Therefore, the book is of particular interest for its original explanation and understanding of the extraordinary subsequent failure of the State in Somalia.
Somali Oral Poetry is the first critical discourse analysis of the connection between oral poetry and politics in Somalia. The book brings out contradictions and conflicts between the ways of thinking of a society structured in clans and a rightful claim for nationhood and the state of law. In addition, it highlights the difficulty the society finds in renouncing clan mentality that requires loyalty to the clan rather than to the State.
The present volume illuminates, through the critical analysis of the Deelley poetry debate, the circumstances and issues that preceded the civil war in Somalia. Therefore, the book is of particular interest for its original explanation and understanding of the extraordinary subsequent failure of the State in Somalia.
Ali Mumin Ahad completed his undergraduate degree in economics at Somali National University. He earned his master’s degree in agribusiness at Sacred Heart University in Milan, Italy. His doctorate was awarded by La Trobe University in Australia. Ahad has published numerous articles and two books focusing on Somali history, literature, and historiographical writing.
Contents: The historical, political and social context of Somali Oral Poetry – Poetry and Politics: The immediate content of the Deelley Poetry Debate – The choice of the method – Analysis of individual poems – Methaphors – Maandeeq: The She-Camel – Tribalism and the tribal system.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 28.4.2015 |
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| Reihe/Serie | Society and Politics in Africa ; 24 | Society and Politics in Africa ; 24 |
| Mitarbeit |
Herausgeber (Serie): Akwasi P. Osei |
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 155 x 230 mm |
| Gewicht | 560 g |
| Themenwelt | Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Wörterbuch / Fremdsprachen |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Wirtschaftsgeschichte | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie ► Allgemeines / Lexika | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4331-2515-3 / 1433125153 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4331-2515-7 / 9781433125157 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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