BLOOD AND BONE: The Call Of Kinship In Somali Society Simon Spotlight ISBN-10 : 0778315339

ISBN-10 : 0778315339

ISBN-10 : 1416589171

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BLOOD AND BONE: The Call Of Kinship In Somali Society Simon Spotlight ISBN-10 : 0778315339In Somali political culture, clan solidarity is represented by the evocative symbols of blood and bone immutable natural endowments inherent in kinship traced through the father in the male line. This book explores the extraordinary persistence and resilience of these age old loyalties. Grounded in the traditional life of the pastoral nomad, kinship is a multipurpose resource, the basis of the individual's social, political and economic security.