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

by Mary Harper

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1842779338
• ISBN13: 9781842779330
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: Zed Books
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.3"