A Modern History of the Somali — 2003

Nation and State in the Horn of Africa

"Lewis writes authoritatively, magisterially, and often brilliantly."

African Studies Review

"I. M. Lewis brings unique and outstanding qualifications to the detailed narrative of these events."

American Anthropologist

This latest edition of A Modern History of the Somali brings I. M. Lewis's definitive history up to date and shows the amazing continuity of Somali forms of social organization. Lewis's history portrays the ingeniousness with which the Somali way of life has been adapted to all forms of modernity.