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Copyright © 2013 University of Pennsylvania Press All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations used for purposes of review or scholarly citation, none of this book may be reproduced in any form by any means without written permission from the publisher. Published by University of Pennsylvania Press Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-4112 www.upenn.edu/pennpress Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Kapteijns, Lidwien. Clan cleansing in Somalia : the ruinous legacy of 1991 / Lidwien Kapteijns.—1st ed. p. cm.—(Pennsylvania studies in human rights) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8122-4467-0 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Somalia—Politics and government—1960–1991. 2. Somalia—Politics and government—1991–3. Clans—Somalia—History—20th century. 4. Clans—Somalia— History—21st century. 5. Politics and literature—Somalia—History—20th century. 6. Politics and literature—Somalia—History—21st century. I. Title. II. Series: Pennsylvania studies in human rights. DT407.K37 2013 967.7305'3—dc23 2012018055 To all Somalis whose lives have been forever changed by the seemingly endless violence in Somalia ct MUSE (2024-04-19 13:03 GMT) This page intentionally left blank ...

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