Africa's First Democrats (Record no. 10999)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 978-0253022301
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 967.735SAM
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Samatar, Abdi Ismail.
245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Africa's First Democrats
Remainder of title Somalia's Aden A. Osman and Abdirazak H. Hussen
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Bloomington
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Indiana University Press
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2016
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xvi, 287p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-276) and index.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. Abdi Ismail Samatar provides a clear and foundational history of Somalia at the dawn of the country's independence when Africa's first democrats appeared. While many African countries were dominated by authoritarian rulers when they entered the postcolonial era―and scholars have assumed this as a standard feature of political leadership on the continent―Somalia had an authentic democratic leadership. Samatar's political biography of Aden A. Osman and Abdirazak H. Hussen breaks the stereotype of brutal African tyranny. Samatar discusses the framing of democracy in Somalia following the years of control by fascist Italy, the formation of democratic organizations during the political struggle, and the establishment of democratic foundations in the new nation. Even though this early state of affairs did not last, these leaders left behind a strong democratic legacy that may provide a model of good governance for the rest of the continent.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Osman, Aden Abdulle, 1908-2007.
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        UONGOZI Institute Resources Centre - Dodoma UONGOZI Institute Resources Centre - Dodoma Africa 01/17/2025   967.735SAM URD002192 01/31/2025 01/17/2025 Book