The Disaster Gypsies: Humanitarian Workers in the World's Deadliest Conflicts

by John Norris

Book Overview

Chatting with notorious war criminal Charles Taylor on the lawn of his presidential mansion as ostriches and armed teenagers strut in the background. Landing in snow-covered Afghanistan weeks after the fall of the Taliban and trying to make sense of a country shattered by years of war. Being held at gunpoint by young soldiers amid the tragedy of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. Standing in the middle of a violent riot in the streets of Kathmandu. Having...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275993655
• ISBN13: 9780275993658
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 9.4" x 6.5"