Getting Somalia Wrong?: Faith, War and Hope in a Shattered State by Harper, Mary
Getting Somalia Wrong?: Faith, War and Hope in a Shattered State by Harper, Mary

Getting Somalia Wrong?: Faith, War and Hope in a Shattered State

Somalia is a failed state, representing a threat to itself, its neighbours and the wider world. In...
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Getting Somalia Wrong?: Faith, War and Hope in a Shattered State by Harper, Mary

Getting Somalia Wrong?: Faith, War and Hope in a Shattered State

$82.30
Getting Somalia Wrong?: Faith, War and Hope in a Shattered State by Harper, Mary

Getting Somalia Wrong?: Faith, War and Hope in a Shattered State

$82.30
Author: Mary Harper
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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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.

Author: Mary Harper
Publisher: Zed Books
Published: 02/09/2012
Pages: 232
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781842779330


Review Citation(s):
Choice 12/01/2012

About the Author

Mary Harper is a BBC journalist specializing in Africa. She has reported from Somalia since the outbreak of civil war in 1991 and from other war zones across Africa, including Sudan, Liberia and the Democratic Republic of Congo. She has written for a number of publications including The Economist and The Washington Post.
Mary Harper is a BBC journalist specializing in Africa. She has reported from Somalia since the outbreak of civil war in 1991 and from other war zones across Africa, including Sudan, Liberia and the Democratic Republic of Congo. She has written for a number of publications including The Economist and The Washington Post.




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