"Takes us to the heart of struggle, meeting everyone from politicians, pirates, extremists and mercenaries to aid workers, civilians and refugees. This book gives an account of a country ravaged by war, considers what the future might hold for a generation who have grown up know…
This is an authoritative account of the Somali region, its history, and the story of the Islamic extremists operating there today cites the high human cost of the region's clan-based civil war while explaining how current activities are directly threatening world security.
"Drink the Bitter Root is an international story about the ethical and environmental footprint world nations are leaving in Africa in their determined efforts to destabilize and loot the continent. In the spirit of Robert Kaplan and Samantha Power, Gary Geddes sets out in search…
"Drink the Bitter Root is an international story about the ethical and environmental footprint world nations are leaving in Africa in their determined efforts to destabilize and loot the continent. In the spirit of Robert Kaplan and Samantha Power, Gary Geddes sets out in search…
Drink the Bitter Root is an international story about the ethical and environmental footprint world nations are leaving in Africa in their determined efforts to destabilize and loot the continent. In the spirit of Robert Kaplan and Samantha Power, Gary Geddes sets out in search …
"Drink the Bitter Root is an international story about the ethical and environmental footprint world nations are leaving in Africa in their determined efforts to destabilize and loot the continent. In the spirit of Robert Kaplan and Samantha Power, Gary Geddes sets out in search…
Examines the impact of religion on American life and how that impact has changed in the last half-century.
Examines the impact of religion on American life and how that impact has changed in the last half-century
Religious polarization and pluralism in America -- Vignettes : the old and the new -- Religiosity in America : the historical backdrop -- Religiosity in America : shock and two aftershocks -- Switching, matching, and mixing -- Innovations in religion -- Vignettes : ethnicity, ge…
Draws on three national surveys on religion, as well as research conducted by congregations across the United States, to examine the profound impact it has had on American life and how religious attitudes have changed in recent decades.
Based on two new studies, American Grace examines the impact of religion on American life and how that impact has changed in the last half-century.
Examines the impact of religion on American life and how that impact has changed in the last half-century.
Examines the impact of religion on American life and how that impact has changed in the last half-century.
Examines the impact of religion on American life and how that impact has changed in the last half-century.
American Grace is a major achievement, a groundbreaking examination of religion in America. Unique among nations, America is deeply religious, religiously diverse, and remarkably tolerant. But in recent decades the nation's religious landscape has been reshaped. America has expe…
