Political Science, Economic Conditions
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Slowing for the Rough Stuff
Trucking in War-Torn Yugoslavia by Jonathan Jones
The complexities of war are only truly known when you’ve experienced it. From 1992 to 1994, Jonathan Jones, an ex-serviceman of the Gloucestershire Regiment, found himself in the depths of chaos while providing humanitarian aid as a civilian...
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In the Bowels of Bureaucracy
Thirty Years in the Developing World's Bureaucratic Machinery by Robert G. Boase
An outsider’s romp through our developing world – countries in transition from planned to market economies, failed states, post-conflict states and the bureaucrats caught in the middle of stagnation, rapid change and chaos. The book is a memoir...
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The Broken Silence
by Mohammed Javed
At a time in history when fear of ‘the other’ has become commonplace, The Broken Silence is a timely book that shows a glimpse in the timeline of how Islam has been marginalized in society. It examines the impacts of economic sanctions on...
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Nine Days for Justice
by Gerald Haslam
Who kidnapped Luis Montador? Is it the militant group Nine Days for Justice, which claims credit and demands a $25-million ransom? Does the group really exist, or is it just a smokescreen? Is the abduction part of a struggle within the mighty...
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