The Horn of Africa

by Kidane Mengisteab

Book Overview

The Horn of Africa is a deeply troubled region engulfed in three interlocking crises. The first is a security crisis characterized by a range of devastating inter-state and inter-communal conflicts, including civil wars. The second is an economic crisis, evidenced by widespread debilitating poverty, chronic food insecurity, and frequent cycles of famines. The effects of the third - environmental - crisis are all too visible in the droughts, deforestation...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745651224
• ISBN13: 9780745651224
• Release Date: December 2013
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.4"