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[NEWS] ...in libreria: Here is Hell
dal prossimo 30 agosto sara' possibile acquistare il nuovo libro di grant dawson, intitolato "here is hell: canada's engagement in somalia". per chi ha gia' letto libri come "somalia: $5 a day" e altri del genere, rappresenta sicuramente un must, dato che c'e' molto da sapere (o da studiare) prima dell'episodio che forse tutti conoscono di piu' (raccontato nel libro "black hawk down").
for many canadians the actions of canadas peacekeeping mission to somalia in the early 1990s remains a stain on our reputation as one of the worlds most respected peacekeeping nations. here is hell is a deft investigation into the broader context of that deployment. in analyzing the political, diplomatic, and military decision making that surrounded the somalia mission; dawson avoids a narrow concentration on the alarming incidents involving canadian troops that have been the prime concern of other writings. rather, dawson focuses on the factors influencing the mulroney governments initial disinterest and subsequent participation in deploying troops in support of the un and us peace operations. drawing on interviews with key participants, along with documents made available during the somalia inquiry and under the access to information act, this study shows how media pressure, government optimism in the un, and canadas multilateral and peacekeeping traditions all played a role in determining the level, length, and tenor of canadas engagement in somalia. one of the first scholarly examinations of the somalia operation, here is hell will interest military and canadian historians, policy analysts, political scientists, and those concerned with canadian foreign, defence, and diplomatic history. it will undoubtedly play a seminal role in informing further scholarly debate on this important period in canadas military and diplomatic past.
grant dawson e' un ricercatore dell'universita' di carleton, presso il centro studi per la sicurezza e la difesa (csds).
