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Author : Malcolm McNeill
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book In Pursuit of the "Mad" Mullah written by Malcolm McNeill and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Malcolm McNeill
Publisher : Literary Licensing, LLC
ISBN 13 : 9781498149273
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (492 download)
Download or read book In Pursuit of the Mad Mullah written by Malcolm McNeill and published by Literary Licensing, LLC. This book was released on 2014-08-07 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Is A New Release Of The Original 1902 Edition.
Author : Malcolm McNeill
Publisher : Theclassics.Us
ISBN 13 : 9781230381879
Total Pages : 54 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (818 download)
Download or read book In Pursuit of the Mad Mullah; Service and Sport in the Somali Protectorate written by Malcolm McNeill and published by Theclassics.Us. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1902 edition. Excerpt: ... chapter xvi Sport in Somaliland--Full details in "Seventeen Trips"--Provisions of the International Agreement for preservation of big game in Africa--Beneficial to sportsmen--Somali Protectorate regulations--Remarks on same--Proposed alterations--Greater and lesser kudu--Lion-shooting in Somaliland--The Somali's way of regarding depredations of lions--Plea for lions and appeal for their preservation--Disease amongst greater kudu. there have been so many books published about shooting in Somaliland that it would be quite superfluous to attempt to write anything new on this subject. In the Appendices to "Seventeen Trips" will be found all information necessary as to the fitting out of a caravan, its cost, &c, also hints as to clothing, equipment, stores, and rifles. I have therefore no wish to touch on any of these matters, but merely desire to point out for the benefit of any one intending to visit Somaliland, that the conditions under which In Pursuit of the "Mad" Mullah shooting parties are now allowed to proceed into the country have been somewhat modified, owing to the provisions of the International Agreement for the protection of big game in Africa, which was signed in London in 1900. Every British Protectorate in Africa now has its own Game Laws and Regulations and game Reserves. The principles on which the regulations are framed are the same for all Protectorates, namely, to frame rules which will stop the wholesale slaughter of game which has been going on in Africa for many years past, and to form reserves in which no shooting at all is allowed, so as to afford a sanctuary, as it is called in Scotland, for all species. The details vary in different countries, according to local conditions and the distribution of particular...
Author : Douglas James Jardine
Publisher : London : H. Jenkins
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Mad Mullah of Somaliland written by Douglas James Jardine and published by London : H. Jenkins. This book was released on 1923 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sayyīd Muhammad `Abd Allāh al-Hasan (Somali: Sayid Maxamed Cabdille Xasan or Sayyid Mahammad Abdille Hasan), (April 7, 1856, in northern Somalia - December 21, 1920 in Imi, Ogaden) was a Somali religious and nationalist leader. Referred to as the Mad Mullah by the British, he led an armed resistance in Somalia for a period of over 20 years against British, Italian, and Ethiopian forces. The author of this book was Secretary to the Administration, Somaliland, 1916-21.
Author : Raphael Chijioke Njoku
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313378584
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (133 download)
Download or read book The History of Somalia written by Raphael Chijioke Njoku and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2013-02-20 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book vividly depicts Somalia from its pre-colonial period to the present day, documenting the tumultuous history of a nation that has faced many challenges. Somalia is a nation with a history that stretches back more than ten millennia to the beginnings of human civilization. This book provides sweeping coverage of Somalia's history ranging from the earliest times to its modern-day status as a country of ten million inhabitants, providing a unique social-scientific treatment of the nation's key issues across ethnic and regional boundaries. The book addresses not only Somali sociocultural and political history but also covers Somalia's administration and economy, secessionist movements, civil and regional wars, and examines the dynamics of state collapse, democratization, terrorism, and piracy in contemporary times. The author details the extremely rich history of the Somali people and their customs while documenting past history, enabling readers to make meaning out of the country's ongoing crisis.
Author : Roy Irons
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1473831555
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (738 download)
Download or read book Churchill and the Mad Mullah of Somaliland written by Roy Irons and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2013-11-04 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the late nineteenth century, the British Empire commanded the seas and possessed a vast Indian Empire, as well as other extensive dominions in South East Asia, Australasia, America and Africa.To secure the trade route to the glittering riches of the orient, the port of Berbera in Somaliland was taken from the feeble grasp of an Egyptian monarch, and to secure that port, treaties were concluded with the fierce and warlike nomad tribes who roamed the inhospitable wastes of the hinterland, unequivocally granting them 'the gracious favour and protection of the Queen'. But there arose in that wilderness a man of deep and unalterable convictions; the Sayyid, the 'Mad Mullah', who utilised his great poetic and oratorical gifts with merciless and unrelenting fury to convince his fellow nomads to follow him in an anti- Christian and anti-colonial crusade. At great expense, four Imperial expeditions were sent to crush him and to support his terrified opponents; four times the military genius of the Sayyid eluded them.It was at this point that the rising voice of Winston Churchill convinced his Liberal colleagues to abandon the expensive contest and retreat to the coast. By this betrayal, one third of the British 'protected' population perished.It wasn't until after the Great War that Churchill, now Minister for both War and Air, as well as a major influence in the rise of Air Power, was able to redeem this betrayal. The part he played in the destruction of the Sayyid's temporal power at this point was substantial, and the preservation of the Royal Air Force was also secured. By unleashing Sir Hugh Trenchard and giving his blessing to a lightning campaign, his original betrayal was considered to be redeemed in part and his honour belatedly and inexpensively restored.In this enthralling volume, Roy Irons brings to life this period of dynamic unrest, drawing together a number of historical accounts of the time as well as an evocative selection of illustrative materials, including maps and portraits of the main players at the forefront of the action. Personalities such as Carton de Wiart, Lord Ismay, and the much decorated Sir John 'Johnny' Gough, VC, KCB, CHG feature, as do the vaunted Camel Corps, in this eminently well-researched narrative account of this eventful and controversial episode of world history.As featured in Essence Magazine.
Author : Giuseppe Finaldi
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1315520230
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (155 download)
Download or read book A History of Italian Colonialism, 1860–1907 written by Giuseppe Finaldi and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-11-10 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a narrative history of Italian colonialism from Italian unification in the 1860s to the first decade of the twentieth century; that is, it details Italy’s imperialism in the years of the Scramble for Africa. It deals with the factors that drove Italy to search for territory in Africa in the 1870s and 1880s and describes the reasoning behind the trajectories adopted and objectives pursued. The events that brought Italy to open conflict with the Ethiopian Empire culminating in the Italian defeat at Adowa in March 1896 are central to the book. However its scope is much broader, as it considers the establishment of Italian power in Eritrea as well as Somalia before and after the defeat. By telling its history, it explains why Italy emerged irresolute and humiliated in this, its first thrust into Africa, yet nonetheless determined to pursue expansion in the future. The seeds for the conquest of Libya in 1911 and Ethiopia in 1935 had been sown.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 922 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)
Download or read book Digest written by and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 922 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Edward Jewitt Wheeler
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 944 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Literary Digest written by Edward Jewitt Wheeler and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 944 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 978 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)
Download or read book Digest; Review of Reviews Incorporating Literary Digest written by and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 978 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Edward Jewitt Wheeler
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 952 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)
Download or read book Literary Digest: a Repository of Contemporaneous Thought and Research as Presented in the Periodical Literature of the World written by Edward Jewitt Wheeler and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 952 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Henry A. Rayne
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 137 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)
Download or read book Sun, Sand and Somals written by Henry A. Rayne and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-06-03 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the early 1900s, Africa gradually became so populated that there were only a few places left where an adventurer may hope to flourish. But there was still the Eastern Abyssinian border, a territory challenging to infiltrate, inhabited by wild tribes. Of the many tribes inhabiting this wild land, the author writes about the Somali tribe of British Somaliland. They form one of the most prominent ethnic groups on the African continent and cover one of the vastest landmasses by a single ethnic group in Africa. The Somalis have deeply religious tendencies and are the strongest of all tribes on the border. They are considered true wanderers and the most hard-working peple ever. The author and traveler Henry A. Rayne described the tribe with great detail and accuracy. He wrote about their early history, religion, trade, location, economy, and many more.
Author : JD Warner
Publisher : New Generation Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1910394777
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (13 download)
Download or read book Mad Mullah written by JD Warner and published by New Generation Publishing. This book was released on 2014-10-06 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1899, Charles Hadleigh leaves his quiet life in rural England to work for his uncle in the colony of British Somaliland. As he arrives a rebellion breaks out led by the Mad Mullah. The Mullah and his fanatical Dervish warriors have declared a jihad against the infidels. They have vowed to drive the British into the sea. The entire colony is at peril of fire and sword. For the British there can be no retreat. For the Mullah there can be no surrender. For once the sword of rebellion has been drawn the scabbard must be thrown away...
Author : Joseph Morrison Skelly
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313372241
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (133 download)
Download or read book Political Islam from Muhammad to Ahmadinejad written by Joseph Morrison Skelly and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2009-11-25 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of 15 essays illuminates the evolution of political Islam from the era of the Prophet Muhammad to the presidency of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Iran. Under the auspices of the Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa, Joseph Morrison Skelly brings together a team of experts to create a compelling, scholarly investigation of the interrelationship of Islam and politics. Divided into several topical sections, including early origins of Islamic politics, the development of jihad in an age of terror, and contemporary politics, Political Islam from Muhammad to Ahmadinejad: Defenders, Detractors, and Definitions is an in-depth exploration of the various dimensions of political Islam—for the international community, the Islamic world itself, and anyone who seeks a deeper understanding of this phenomenon. Political Islam from Muhammad to Ahmadinejad takes an evenhanded approach in considering competing interpretations of political Islam, successfully broadening the scholarly investigation of the topic. The work assesses political Islam across a broad chronological time frame and includes regional perspectives within the contexts of areas in Africa and the Middle East. Skelly and his colleagues tackle controversial issues head-on and provide an intellectual framework for advancing political Islam into new stages of economic development, intellectual renewal, and accommodation with constitutional democracy and human rights. Each contributor lends a unique and specialized perspective to the discussion on this timely topic.
Author : Mark Fathi Massoud
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108832784
Total Pages : 391 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (88 download)
Download or read book Sharia, Inshallah written by Mark Fathi Massoud and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2021-05-27 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shari'a, Inshallah shows how people have used shari'a to struggle for peace, justice, and human rights in Somalia and Somaliland.
Author : Noriyuki Katagiri
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 : 0812246411
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (122 download)
Download or read book Adapting to Win written by Noriyuki Katagiri and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2015 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When insurgent groups challenge powerful states, defeat is not always inevitable. Increasingly, guerrilla forces have overcome enormous disadvantages and succeeded in extending the period of violent conflict, raising the costs of war, and occasionally winning. Noriyuki Katagiri investigates the circumstances and tactics that allow some insurgencies to succeed in wars against foreign governments while others fail. Adapting to Win examines almost 150 instances of violent insurgencies pitted against state powers, including in-depth case studies of the war in Afghanistan and the 2003 Iraq war. By applying sequencing theory, Katagiri provides insights into guerrilla operations ranging from Somalia to Benin and Indochina, demonstrating how some insurgents learn and change in response to shifting circumstances. Ultimately, his research shows that successful insurgent groups have evolved into mature armed forces, and then demonstrates what evolutionary paths are likely to be successful or unsuccessful for those organizations. Adapting to Win will interest scholars of international relations, security studies, and third world politics and contains implications for government officials, military officers, and strategic thinkers around the globe as they grapple with how to cope with tenacious and violent insurgent organizations.
Author : Gérard Prunier
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 1787382036
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (873 download)
Download or read book The Country that Does Not Exist written by Gérard Prunier and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2021 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Somali people are fiercely nationalistic. Colonialism split them into five segments divided between four different powers. Thus decolonization and pan-Somalism became synonymous. In 1960 a partial reunification took place between British Somaliland and Somalia Italiana. Africa Confidential wrote at the time that the new Somali state would never be beset by tribal division but this discounted the existence of powerful clans within Somali society and the persistence of colonial administrative cultures. The collapse of parliamentary democracy in 1969 and the resulting army--and clanic--dictatorship that followed led to a civil war in the 'perfect' national state. It lasted fourteen years in the British North and is still raging today in the 'Italian' South. Somaliland re-birthed itself through an enormous solo effort but the viable nation so recreated within its former colonial borders was never internationally recognized and still struggles to exist economically and diplomatically. This book recounts an African success story where the peace so widely acclaimed by the international community has had no reward but its own lonely achievement.
