Somali Oral Poetry and the Failed She-Camel Nation State: A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Deelley Poetry Debate (1979-1980)

by Ahad and Ali Mumin Ahad

Somali Oral Poetry and the Failed She-Camel Nation State: A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Deelley Poetry Debate (1979-1980) examines the most expressive medium in Somali culture and politics, that is, oral poetry, in its ideological and discursive dimension. Oral poetry has a formidable impact on Somali society and its internal dynamics.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1433125153
• ISBN13: 9781433125157
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi
• Length: 306 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"