De Waal, Alex

Words and Worlds: A Lexicon for Dark Times

by De Waal, Alex, Müller, Jan-Werner, Kanbur, Ravi, Fassin, Didier, Ghamari-Tabrizi, Behrooz, Pugh, Jonathan, Bargu, Banu, Geschiere, Peter, Humphrey, Caroline, Sanders, Todd, Das, Veena, Lemaitre, Julieta, Mehta, Uday S., Sanders, Elizabeth F.

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Born in a time of anxiety, Words and Worlds examines some of the disquieting challenges that societies now face. Through an inquiry into a political lexicon of commonsense words, ranging from democracy and revolution to knowledge and authority, from inequality and toleration to …

Advocacy in Conflict: Critical Perspectives on Transnational Activism

by De Waal, Alex

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An essential and highly critical analysis of how Western advocacy impacts conflict-ridden countries.

The real politics of the Horn of Africa: money, war and the business of power

by De Waal, Alex

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Forfatteren analyserer den politiske kultur i området kendt som Afrikas horn, hvor lande som Sudan, Etiopien, Somalia og Eritrea har udviklet en politisk kultur baseret på en økonomisk og politisk "Business" model

The real politics of the Horn of Africa: money, war and the business of power

by De Waal, Alex

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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. D…

The real politics of the Horn of Africa: money, war and the business of power

by De Waal, Alex

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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. …

Famine that Kills: Darfur, Sudan

by De Waal, Alex

fromOxford studies in African affairs

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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 fo…

Famine that kills: Darfur, Sudan

by De Waal, Alex

fromOxford studies in African affairs

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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 edition, Alex de Waal analyzes the roots of the current conflict in land disputes, social disruption, and impoverishment."--Jacket.

Famine that kills: Darfur, Sudan

by De Waal, Alex

fromOxford studies in African affairs

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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 …

Indefensible: Seven Myths that Sustain the Global Arms Trade

by De Waal, Alex, Holden, Paul, (Freelance writer), Conley-Zilkic, Bridget, Detzner, Sarah, Dunne, John Paul, Feinstein, Andrew, Hartung, William, Holtom, Paul, Lumpe, Laura, Marsh, Nic

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An essential handbook for all those seeking to debunk the myths that underpin the global arms trade.