Description: Getting Somalia Wrong? Please note: this item is printed on demand and will take extra time before it can be dispatched to you (up to 20 working days). Faith, War and Hope in a Shattered State Author(s): Mary Harper Format: Paperback Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom Imprint: Zed Books Ltd ISBN-13: 9781842779330, 978-1842779330 Synopsis Somalia is a failed state, representing a threat to itself, its neighbours and the wider world. In recent years, it has become notorious for the piracy off its coast and the rise of Islamic extremism, opening it up as a new 'southern front' in the war on terror. At least that is how it is inevitably portrayed by politicians and in the media. Mary Harper presents the first comprehensive account of the chaos into which the country has descended and the United States' renewed involvement there. In doing so, Harper argues that viewing Somalia through the prism of al-Qaeda risks further destabilizing the country and the entire Horn of Africa, while also showing that though the country may be a failed state, it is far from being a failed society. In reality, alternative forms of business, justice, education and local politics have survived and even flourished. Provocative in its analysis, Harper shows that until the international community starts to 'get it right' the consequences will be devastating, not just for Somalia, but for the world.
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Book Title: Getting Somalia Wrong?
Number of Pages: 232 Pages
Publication Name: Getting Somalia Wrong?: Faith, War and Hope in a Shattered State
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Item Height: 198 mm
Subject: Government
Publication Year: 2012
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 300 g
Author: Mary Harper
Item Width: 129 mm
Series: African Arguments
Format: Paperback
