{"product_id":"9780992493905","title":"The Golden years of Somalia","description":"Past cabinet minister and historian, Mohamed Ali Hamud documents the events of Somali history, particularly from 19th century and the 20th century. As a member of parliament, the author has first-hand insight into the happenings of those turbulent times, sometimes exciting and often sad. \u003cbr\u003eMohamed Ali Hamud traces the Sultanates, which were established between 13th and 19th centuries. The work includes major events, such as; the First World War (1914-1918); the Second World War (1939-1945), both of which dramatically changed the history of the world and the region. \u003cbr\u003eAfter the Berlin conference, several European powers began the struggle for Africa. This inspired Mohamed Abdullah Hassan the Dervish leader to begin, what became one of the longest colonial resistance wars ever - a struggled that lasted for twenty years against the foreign invasion in East Africa and was supported across the whole of the Horn of Africa. \u003cbr\u003eThis book is arranged as follows: \u003cbr\u003e The introduction \u003cbr\u003e The Sultanates that existed prior to colonization \u003cbr\u003e The Potsdam conference \u003cbr\u003e The European powers competing for Somalia, Dervish state, established by Sid Mohamed Abdullah Hassan in \u003cbr\u003e 1900 \u003cbr\u003e Somalia under Trusteeship \u003cbr\u003e Somalia's Independence in 1960 \u003cbr\u003e The Golden years of Somalia from 1970-1977 \u003cbr\u003e Somalia's lost dignity after the collapse of its Government \u003cbr\u003e Somalia's self-destruction \u003cbr\u003e The Kuwait crisis and the position of Somali delegation \u003cbr\u003e The economic History of Somalia \u003cbr\u003e Author Biography","brand":"Heart Space Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47014045745392,"sku":"9780992493905","price":19.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780992493905_p0.jpg?v=1763947342","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780992493905","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}