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Mass Starvation
The History and Future of Famine
Av Alex de Waal
Häftad, 2017
246 kr
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The world almost conquered famine. Until the 1980s, this scourge killed ten million people every decade, but by early 2000s mass starvation had all but disappeared. Today, famines are resurgent, driven by war, blockade, hostility to humanitarian principles and a volatile global economy. In Mass …
Sudan's Unfinished Democracy
The Promise and Betrayal of a People's Revolution
Av Willow Berridge, Alex de Waal m. fl.
Häftad, 2022
298 kr
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'An outstanding analysis of politics in modern Sudan, providing readers with behind-the-scenes details of the 2019 revolution and the struggles that Sudan continues to face.' — Mark Fathi Massoud, author of Law's Fragile State: Colonial, Authoritarian, and Humanitarian Legacies in SudanThe …
Real Politics of the Horn of Africa
Money, War and the Business of Power
Av Alex de Waal
Häftad, 2015
273 kr
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The Real Politics of the Horn of Africa delves into the business of politics in the turbulent, war-torn countries of north-east Africa. It is a contemporary history of how politicians, generals and insurgents bargain over money and power, and use of war to achieve their goals.Drawing on a …
Accountability for Mass Starvation
Testing the Limits of the Law
Av Wayne Jordash QC, Catriona Murdoch m. fl.
E-bok, 2022
1383 kr
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Famine is an age-old scourge that almost disappeared in our lifetime. Between 2000 and 2011 there were no famines and deaths in humanitarian emergencies were much reduced. The humanitarian agenda was ascendant. Then, in 2017, the United Nations identified four situations that threatened famine or …
Accountability for Mass Starvation
Testing the Limits of the Law
Av Wayne Jordash QC, Catriona Murdoch m. fl.
E-bok, 2022
1383 kr
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Famine is an age-old scourge that almost disappeared in our lifetime. Between 2000 and 2011 there were no famines and deaths in humanitarian emergencies were much reduced. The humanitarian agenda was ascendant. Then, in 2017, the United Nations identified four situations that threatened famine or …
Accountability for Mass Starvation
Testing the Limits of the Law
Av Bridget Conley, Alex de Waal m. fl.
Inbunden, 2022
1581 kr
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Famine is an age-old scourge that almost disappeared in our lifetime. Between 2000 and 2011 there were no famines and deaths in humanitarian emergencies were much reduced. The humanitarian agenda was ascendant. Then, in 2017, the United Nations identified four situations that threatened famine or …
Famine that Kills
Darfur, Sudan
Av Alex de Waal
Häftad, 2005
620 kr
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When news of the Darfur famine in the '80s broke in the West, relief experts predicted that, without massive food aid, millions of people would starve to death. Food aid on this scale did not arrive, but millions did not starve to death. Analyzing the famine from the perspective of the rural people …
Famine that Kills
Darfur, Sudan
Av Alex de Waal
E-bok, 2005
375 kr
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In 2004, Darfur, Sudan was described as the "world''s greatest humanitarian crisis." Twenty years previously, Darfur was also the site of a disastrous famine. Famine that Kills is a seminal account of that famine, and a social history of the region. In a new preface prepared for this revised …
Famine that Kills
Darfur, Sudan
Av Alex de Waal
E-bok, 2005
375 kr
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In 2004, Darfur, Sudan was described as the "world''s greatest humanitarian crisis." Twenty years previously, Darfur was also the site of a disastrous famine. Famine that Kills is a seminal account of that famine, and a social history of the region. In a new preface prepared for this revised …
Islamism and Its Enemies in the Horn of Africa
Av Alex de Waal
Häftad, 2004
276 kr
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Militant Islam is a powerful force in the Horn of Africa, and the U.S. war on terrorism has thrown the region and its politics into the international spotlight. Since the 1990s, when a failed U.S. military mission was called in to maintain order, Islamist organizations, with heavy sponsorship from …
Islamism and Its Enemies in the Horn of Africa
Av Alex de Waal
Inbunden, 2004
692 kr
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Militant Islam is a powerful force in the Horn of Africa, and the U.S. war on terrorism has thrown the region and its politics into the international spotlight. Since the 1990s, when a failed U.S. military mission was called in to maintain order, Islamist organizations, with heavy sponsorship from …
Real Politics of the Horn of Africa
Money, War and the Business of Power
Av Alex de Waal
Inbunden, 2015
781 kr
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The Real Politics of the Horn of Africa delves into the business of politics in the turbulent, war-torn countries of north-east Africa. It is a contemporary history of how politicians, generals and insurgents bargain over money and power, and use of war to achieve their goals.Drawing on a …
Real Politics of the Horn of Africa
Money, War and the Business of Power
Av Alex de Waal
E-bok, 2015
303 kr
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The Real Politics of the Horn of Africa delves into the business of politics in the turbulent, war-torn countries of north-east Africa. It is a contemporary history of how politicians, generals and insurgents bargain over money and power, and use of war to achieve their goals. Drawing on a …
Young Africa
Realising the Rights of Children and Youth
Av Alex de Waal, Nicolas Argenti
Häftad, 2002
285 kr
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Who Fights? Who Cares?
War and Humanitarian Action in Africa
Av Alex de Waal
Häftad, 2000
277 kr
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Sudans
Africa's Search for Peace, Democracy, and Two Viable States
Av Alex de Waal, Willow Berridge
Inbunden, 2026
1655 kr
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The Sudans tells the story of the African Union's efforts to make peace in the Sudans during the years 2009 to 2013. It details the work of the AU High-Level Panel, led by former South African President Thabo Mbeki, to resolve the war in Darfur, promote democracy in Sudan, steer the independence of …
Sudans
Africa's Search for Peace, Democracy, and Two Viable States
Av Alex de Waal, Willow Berridge
Häftad, 2026
351 kr
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The Sudans tells the story of the African Union's efforts to make peace in the Sudans during the years 2009 to 2013. It details the work of the AU High-Level Panel, led by former South African President Thabo Mbeki, to resolve the war in Darfur, promote democracy in Sudan, steer the independence of …
Mass Starvation
The History and Future of Famine
Av Alex de Waal
Inbunden, 2017
813 kr
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The world almost conquered famine. Until the 1980s, this scourge killed ten million people every decade, but by early 2000s mass starvation had all but disappeared. Today, famines are resurgent, driven by war, blockade, hostility to humanitarian principles and a volatile global economy. In Mass …
Mass Starvation
The History and Future of Famine
Av Alex de Waal
E-bok, 2017
277 kr
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The world almost conquered famine. Until the 1980s, this scourge killed ten million people every decade, but by early 2000s mass starvation had all but disappeared. Today, famines are resurgent, driven by war, blockade, hostility to humanitarian principles and a volatile global economy. In Mass …
New Pandemics, Old Politics
Two Hundred Years of War on Disease and its Alternatives
Av Alex de Waal
Inbunden, 2021
800 kr
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New Pandemics, Old Politics explores how the modern world adopted a martial script to deal with epidemic disease threats, and how this has failed – repeatedly. Europe first declared ‘war’ on cholera in the 19th century. It didn’t defeat the disease but it served purposes of state and empire. In …
New Pandemics, Old Politics
Two Hundred Years of War on Disease and its Alternatives
Av Alex de Waal
Häftad, 2021
232 kr
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New Pandemics, Old Politics explores how the modern world adopted a martial script to deal with epidemic disease threats, and how this has failed – repeatedly. Europe first declared ‘war’ on cholera in the 19th century. It didn’t defeat the disease but it served purposes of state and empire. In …
New Pandemics, Old Politics
Two Hundred Years of War on Disease and its Alternatives
Av Alex de Waal
E-bok, 2021
261 kr
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New Pandemics, Old Politics explores how the modern world adopted a martial script to deal with epidemic disease threats, and how this has failed – repeatedly. Europe first declared ‘war’ on cholera in the 19th century. It didn’t defeat the disease but it served purposes of state and empire. In …
Africa's New Oil
Power, Pipelines and Future Fortunes
Av Celeste Hicks, Alcinda Honwana m. fl.
Inbunden, 2015
1285 kr
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The development of Africa’s oil has greatly accelerated in recent years, with some countries looking at the prospect of almost unimaginable flows of money into their national budgets. But the story of African oil has usually been associated with conflict, corruption and disaster, with older …
Advocacy in Conflict
Critical Perspectives on Transnational Activism
Av Alex de Waal
Häftad, 2015
347 kr
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Conflicts in Africa, Asia and Latin America have become a common focus of advocacy by Western celebrities and NGOs. This provocative volume delves into the realities of these efforts, which have often involved compromising on integrity in pursuit of profile and influence.Examining the methods used …
Advocacy in Conflict
Critical Perspectives on Transnational Activism
Inbunden, 2015
1283 kr
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Conflicts in Africa, Asia and Latin America have become a common focus of advocacy by Western celebrities and NGOs. This provocative volume delves into the realities of these efforts, which have often involved compromising on integrity in pursuit of profile and influence.Examining the methods used …
Advocacy in Conflict
Critical Perspectives on Transnational Activism
Av Alex de Waal
E-bok, 2015
366 kr
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Conflicts in Africa, Asia and Latin America have become a common focus of advocacy by Western celebrities and NGOs. This provocative volume delves into the realities of these efforts, which have often involved compromising on integrity in pursuit of profile and influence.Examining the methods used …
Advocacy in Conflict
Critical Perspectives on Transnational Activism
Av Alex de Waal
E-bok, 2015
374 kr
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Conflicts in Africa, Asia and Latin America have become a common focus of advocacy by Western celebrities and NGOs. This provocative volume delves into the realities of these efforts, which have often involved compromising on integrity in pursuit of profile and influence.Examining the methods used …
Taxing Africa
Coercion, Reform and Development
Av Mick Moore, Wilson Prichard m. fl.
Häftad, 2018
196 kr
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Taxation has been seen as the domain of charisma-free accountants, lawyers and number crunchers – an unlikely place to encounter big societal questions about democracy, equity or good governance. Yet it is exactly these issues that pervade conversations about taxation among policymakers, tax …
Women and the War on Boko Haram
Wives, Weapons, Witnesses
Av Hilary Matfess, Alcinda Honwana m. fl.
Häftad, 2017
262 kr
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For over a decade, Boko Haram has waged a campaign of terror across northeastern Nigeria. In 2014, the kidnapping of 276 girls in Chibok shocked the world, giving rise to the #BringBackOurGirls movement. Yet Boko Haram’s campaign of violence against women and girls goes far beyond the Chibok …
Pentecostal Republic
Religion and the Struggle for State Power in Nigeria
Av Ebenezer Obadare, Alcinda Honwana m. fl.
Inbunden, 2018
1285 kr
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Throughout its history, Nigeria has been plagued by religious divisions. Tensions have only intensified since the restoration of democracy in 1999, with the divide between Christian south and Muslim north playing a central role in the country’s electoral politics, as well as manifesting itself in …
