A staggeringly eloquent and highly incisive book, which also serves as a fantastic overview. This will firmly take its place on my reading lists henceforth" —Alia Brahimi, London School of Economics and Political Science "A valuable book with incisive analysis on the Western Sahara imbroglio to benefit students of international affairs, academics, journalists and diplomats interested in one of ... Read morethe most intractable problems of the 21st century." —North-South Magazine Praise for the previous edition: "This gracefully written and well argued book will obviously be useful to anyone with an interest in Western Saharan and North African affairs, but students of the United Nations itself and the means by which it adapts to novel regional and local circumstances in a complex political environment will also want this volume as an important part of their collections." —Anthony G. Pazzanita, International Journal of African Historical Studies Show Less