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| Title: | The Captive Intelligentsia of Somalia |
| Author: | Bulhan, Hussein A. |
| Year: | 1980 |
| Periodical: | Horn of Africa |
| Volume: | 3 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Period: | January-March |
| Pages: | 25-37 |
| Language: | English |
| Geographic term: | Somalia |
| Subjects: | intellectuals Education and Oral Traditions |
| Abstract: | The dominant intelligentsia in Somalia is a captive intelligentsia whose genesis is colonial. The last six decades have been a period of expansion and consolidation of its membership. But the more its membership grew, the more they scandalised the ordinary Somali and his cultural legacy. Whether abroad or at home, members of the captive intelligentsia have yet to confront their captivity and the determinants of their afflictions. The present article examines the development and conflicts of Somalia intelligentsia within a broad historical and social panorama. It begins with a delineation of a conceptual framework and definition of key concepts and an outline of indigenous society and its indigenous intelligentsia. The making of what the author calls 'captive intelligentsia' in a neo-colonial history is then highlighted. The article then concludes with an exploration of central conflicts among the captive intelligentsia. Notes, ref., tab. |