Download or read book A Modern History of the Somali written by I. M. Lewis and published by Ohio University Press. This book was released on 2003-03-17 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This latest edition of A Modern History of the Somali brings I. M. Lewis's definitive history up to date and shows the amazing continuity of Somali forms of social organization. Lewis's history portrays the ingeniousness with which the Somali way of life has been adapted to all forms of modernity.