Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Note on Transliteration ix
4. Introduction 1
5. Chapter 1. Speaking the Unspeakable: Somali Poets and Novelists on Civil War Violence 21
6. Chapter 2. Historical Background to the Violence of State Collapse 71
7. Chapter 3. Clan Cleansing in Mogadishu and Beyond 131
8. Chapter 4. The Why and How of Clan Cleansing: Political Objectives and Discursive Means 192
9. Time-Line of the Major Events Examined in This Book 241
10. Notes 243
11. Glossary 279
12. Bibliography 283
13. Name Index 297
14. Subject Index 302
15. Acknowledgments 305