Famine Crimes: Politics and the Disaster Relief Industry in Africa (African Issues)

By Alex de Waal

Book Overview

"A powerful critique of the international humanitarian agencies dominating famine relief in Africa." --Foreign Affairs "This is unquestionably an important book by a writer whose accomplishments as a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0852558104
• ISBN13: 9780852558102
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: James Currey Ltd
• Length: 238 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.6" x 0.5" x 5.6"

Customer Reviews

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Grown-ups should know that journalists rarely get their stories right. This book, presented as a straightforward examination of the NGO's 'Aid-Game' and their complementary 'Aid-Circus', ends up being all the more poignant when it targets Western misconceptions and the Neo-colonialism that has installed itself in the Western media and elites under the catchphrase 'Humanitarian Intervention'. You don't have to believe me - just read this fantastic book, written by a former member of the NGO's international, and find out how and why famines really start and really end, as opposed as what you hear on newspapers and TV. If you wanna know why Black Hawk went down, this is the book to start. If you remember those Ethiopian children you thought you saved by buying tickets for charity concerts, maybe you wanna know the truth.