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The Dying Sahara: US Imperialism and Terror in Africa
Jeremy Keenan
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Description for The Dying Sahara: US Imperialism and Terror in Africa
Paperback. An illuminating account of how the US and its new African command have created a self-fulfilling prophecy of terror and instability in the Sahara. Num Pages: 352 pages, 2 maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; 3JMC; JPS; JPWL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
Washington's expansion of the War on Terror to the African continent substantiated claims that the U.S. fabricated terrorism in order to justify their military campaign. This book chronicles the effect of this warmongering and the creation of a self-fulfilling prophecy of terror and instability in the Sahara.
Beginning in 2004, with what local people called the US 'invasion' of the Sahel, the book shows how repressive, authoritarian regimes - cashing in on US terrorism 'rents' - provoked Tuareg rebellions in both Niger and Mali, caused a new narco-trafficking branch of Al-Qaeda and created instability in a region ... Read more
Washington's expansion of the War on Terror to the African continent substantiated claims that the U.S. fabricated terrorism in order to justify their military campaign. This book chronicles the effect of this warmongering and the creation of a self-fulfilling prophecy of terror and instability in the Sahara.
Beginning in 2004, with what local people called the US 'invasion' of the Sahel, the book shows how repressive, authoritarian regimes - cashing in on US terrorism 'rents' - provoked Tuareg rebellions in both Niger and Mali, caused a new narco-trafficking branch of Al-Qaeda and created instability in a region ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
356
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745329611
SKU
V9780745329611
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About Jeremy Keenan
Jeremy Keenan is a Professorial Research Associate at the School of Oriental and African Studies. He has written many books including The Dark Sahara (Pluto, 2009) and The Dying Sahara (Pluto, 2013). He is a consultant to numerous international organisations on the Sahara and the Sahel, including the United Nations, the European Commission and many others.
Reviews for The Dying Sahara: US Imperialism and Terror in Africa
'Compelling and persuasive. The writing is excellent and Keenan knows the region and its people extremely well'
Isaac Kfir, The Journal for Islamic Studies
Isaac Kfir, The Journal for Islamic Studies