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Deliver Us from Evil
Peacekeepers, Warlords and a World of Endless Conflict
by William Shawcross
ISBN: 0743200284
ISBN-13: 9780743200288
Format: Paperback
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Summary
In this journalistic history, Shawcross critiques the responses of the United Nations and the developed powers to major world crises of the 1990s-and finds that their actions are often misguided and insufficient, and sometimes exacerbate the problems.
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"When Shawcross describes what he has witnessed, he is persuasive....Along with vivid descriptions, he gives us a feel for the context in which these conflicts have arisen and unforgettable glimpses of the catastrophic impact they have had on human lives." -- Jack Matlock
-- New York Times Book Review
"An acute and well-informed observer, [Shawcross] writes vividly about the difficulties and dangers faced by the people wrestling with desperate situations in the field." -- Brian Urquhart
-- New York Review of Books
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published date: 2001
Edition: 1th edition
Size: 5.5 x 8.25 inches
Weight: 0.9 pounds
Pages: 464
Publisher's Notes
Provides a look at the role of the International Peacekeepers and the work they perform supplying goods and maintaining order in some of the world's most dangerous and hostile places.
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