The Post-Colonial Society

The Author: Mohamed H. Abucar received his Doctorandus degree from the Faculty of Social Science at the Free University of Amsterdam and his Ph.D. from the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada. He has taught in universities in Somalia, Canada, Nigeria, and Botswana. He has contributed to several journals in North America, Europe, and Africa and published two books; The Struggle for Development: The Communities of North and East Preston and Cherry Brook and The Italians in the Maritimes. He is currently teaching at the Faculty of Social Science at the University of Swaziland, Southern Africa.

"The author is a very competent and knowledgeable scholar. The content of this book reflects a high level of expertise in many fields of the social sciences. It is well-written, easy to read, and covers a lot of ground. This concise and well-rounded picture of the current political, economic and social crisis will interest scholars in a number of social science disciplines, especially Third World development and African Studies." (Professor M.S. Mukras, Head, Department of Economics, University of Botswana)
"This book makes a significant contribution to the debate on social, political and economic development in former colonial dependencies. Current problems in Algeria can better be understood from a holistic perspective. Professor Abucar in his review of processes, between 1965 and 1990, has achieved this objective. He is in a unique position to comment on developments in Africa, being from Somalia, fluent in six languages, educated there and in The Netherlands and Canada, and having worked and researched in all parts of the African continent." (Professor Sheldon G. Weeks, Director, Graduate Studies and Research, University of Botswana)