Mark Bradbury is a development consultant who has worked extensively in North East Africa

• Introduction; The Somali people & culture; The rise & fall of the state of Somalia; The political foundations of Somaliland; A new Somaliland; State building & the long transition; Rising from the ashes: economic rebuilding & development; Social developments; Democratic transitions; The practice of government; Conclusions: rethinking the future; Appendix 1: Primary Isaaq lineages; Appendix 2: Somali clan-families; References; Index.

A welcome and thorough account. (...]The book is invaluable and will inform many a dissertation, essay and article in the future.

Mark Bradbury is a development consultant who has worked extensively in North East Africa

• Introduction; The Somali people & culture; The rise & fall of the state of Somalia; The political foundations of Somaliland; A new Somaliland; State building & the long transition; Rising from the ashes: economic rebuilding & development; Social developments; Democratic transitions; The practice of government; Conclusions: rethinking the future; Appendix 1: Primary Isaaq lineages; Appendix 2: Somali clan-families; References; Index.

A welcome and thorough account. (...]The book is invaluable and will inform many a dissertation, essay and article in the future.

Mark Bradbury is a development consultant who has worked extensively in North East Africa

• Introduction; The Somali people & culture; The rise & fall of the state of Somalia; The political foundations of Somaliland; A new Somaliland; State building & the long transition; Rising from the ashes: economic rebuilding & development; Social developments; Democratic transitions; The practice of government; Conclusions: rethinking the future; Appendix 1: Primary Isaaq lineages; Appendix 2: Somali clan-families; References; Index.

A welcome and thorough account. (...]The book is invaluable and will inform many a dissertation, essay and article in the future.