Thompson, Vincent Bakpetu.

Conflict in the Horn of Africa : The Kenya-Somalia Border Problem 1941-2014. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (421 pages)

Intro -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I -- 1 The Foundation of Somali Irredentism, 1895-1960 -- Part II -- 2 Preliminaries -- 3 Commissions for Kenya and Their Aftermath, 1962-1963 -- 4 The Shifta Episode -- Part III -- 5 Peace or War -- 6 Kenya, The Ogaden War and International Relations, 1977-1978 -- Part IV -- 7 Kenya-Somalia Relations Since the Ogaden War, 1978-2014 -- 8 Summary and Implications -- Appendix I -- Appendix II -- Appendix III -- Abbreviations -- Notes on Terms -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

Conflict in the Horn of Africa examines how the Kenya-Somalia border problem has deep roots in pre-colonial and colonial times. This book documents the Kenya-Somalia border problem from the nineteenth century, when decisions ignored African concerns, to independence, when Africans acted as the principal players.

9780761865261


Horn of Africa -- Politics and government.


Electronic books.

DT367.8 -- .T466 2015eb

967.6203