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Clan Cleansing in Somalia establishes that public acknowledgment of the ruinous turn to communal violence is indispensable to social and moral repair, and can provide a gateway for the critical memory work required from Somalis on all sides of this multifaceted conflict.. Manipulating clan sentiment, they succeeded in turning ordinary civilians against neighbors, friends, and coworkers. Marshaling a vast amount of source material, including Somali poetry and survivor accounts, Clan Cleansing in Somalia analyzes this campaign of clan cleansing against the historical background of a violent and divisive military dictatorship, in the contemporary context of regime collapse, and in relationship to the rampant militia warfare that followed in its wake.Clan Cleansing in Somalia also reflects on the relationship between history, truth, and postconflict reconstruction in Somalia. Although this episode of organized communal violence is common knowledge among Somalis, its real nature has not been publicly acknowledged and has been ignored, concealed, or misrepresented in scholarly works and political memoirs—until now. Documenting the organization and intent behind the campaign of clan cleansing, Lidwien Kapteijns traces the emergence of the hate narratives and code words that came to serve as rationales and triggers for the violence. Kapteijns argues that the mutual forgivene

Lidwien Kapteijns is Kendall Hodder Professor of History at Wellesley College.

Kapteijn's book was excellent not only in the ways it posed very difficult Kapteijn's book was excellent not only in the ways it posed very difficult questions around identity and history, but in the way it attempted to give thoughtful answers.The book is a very significant contribution to the field of Somali history in the ways that it names names and gives context in a fair and measured way, recognizing the burden and responsibility of doing this. This work emerges out of decades of studying Somali history by the author, as well as from engagement in African history more broadly over the course. Sharif said Didn't meet my expectations, the author's perspective is heavily. Didn't meet my expectations, the author's perspective is heavily one sided in a civil war that devastated the lives of many. I was surprised how the man made famine in the reverine and inter-revirine regions that attracted the International military intervention was downplayed in the book. I wish it was written with a neutiral mindset.. Dr. Osman said Apiece of master work by Dr. Kapteijns. This is a very well-written historic document that describes the 1991 Somali genocide in an evidential and investigative manner. Perhaps something for the ICC Haag to closely examine.

This is a most welcome contribution to a literature on the civil war, which has until now been dominated by the analyses of foreign experts and Somali diaspora scholars."—Lee Cassanelli, University of Pennsylvania"A brilliant book that reopens some of the central questions of Somali history and politics in a compelling manner."—Journal of African History"The best book about recent events in Somalia is undoubtedly Clan Cleansing in Somalia, by Lidwien Kapteijns, a must-read for anyone wanting to unravel the complicated nature of our civil war."—Nuruddin Farah, New York Times"This book is not only an authoritative resea

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