Oral Poetry and Somali Nationalism: The Case of Sayid Mahammad 'Abdille HasanThis book explores the influence of oral poetry on Somali politics. By reconstructing the history of the Somali nationalist resistance movement, mainly through the use of political oratory in verse form by its leader, Sayyid Mahammad 'Abdille Hasan', the 'Mad Mullah' of British history, Said Samater shows how an indigenous resource can be harnessed in a non literate society, not only as a medium of mass communication but also as a tool for acquiring