Mending rips in the sky: options for Somali communities in the 21st century

Foreword / John Brooks

Preface / David Smock

Introduction to the Fifth International Congress / Hussein M. Adam

Holy Cross and the Somali Studies Conference / Frank Vellaccio

Sect. 1. Theory and Historical Perspectives. 1. Crisis in Somalia: From Tyranny to Anarchy / Ali A. Mazrui. 2. A Few Words on Somalia's Crisis / Mohamed Aden Sheikh. 3. Light At the End of the Tunnel: Some Reflections on the Struggle of the Somali National Movement / Ibrahim Megag Samatar. 4. Somalia: Between Self-Determination and Chaos / Mohamed Haji Mukhtar. 5. The Death of Somalia in Historical Perspective / Charles Geshekter. 6. New Directions in Southern Somali History: An Agenda for the Next Decade / Lee V. Cassanelli.