This book has, from its first publication, been an essential reference tool for research of any aspect of society, history and culture in this part of Africa. O

Why is the Horn such a distinctive part of Africa? This book, by one of the foremost scholars of the region, traces this question through its exceptional histor

Contemporary states are generally presumed to be founded on the elements of nation, people, territory, and sovereignty. In the Horn of Africa however, the attem

The Real Politics of the Horn of Africa delves into the business of politics in the turbulent, war-torn countries of north-east Africa. It is a contemporary his

Shows how regional and international interventions, combined with piracy, have compounded pre-existing tensions in the Horn of Africa.