Episode 74: The Dialectics of Piracy in Somalia

From Africa Past & Present Tue May 14 2013, 13:48:49

Geographer Abdi Samatar (U. Minnesota; President of the U.S. African Studies Association) on pirates and piracy off the Somali coast; the complexities and inequalities between "fish pirates" and other kinds of pirates; the inadequacy of "clans" in explaining Somali society; and thoughts on "Africa's First Democrats" and the future of Somalia.  

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