| "Here Is Hell": Canada's Engagement in Somalia Contributor(s): Dawson, Grant (Author) |
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ISBN: 0774812982 ISBN-13: 9780774812986 Publisher: University of British Columbia Press OUR PRICE: $34.15 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2007 Annotation: Dawsons analysis of political, diplomatic, and military decision making avoids a narrow focus on the shocking offences of a few Canadian soldiers during the mission to Somalia in the early 1990s, deftly investigating the broader context of the deployment. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Canada - History | Africa - East - History | Canada - Post-confederation (1867-) |
| Dewey: 971.064 |
| Physical Information: 0.61" H x 7.3" W x 8.98" (1.11 lbs) 230 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1990's - Cultural Region - Canadian - Cultural Region - East Africa - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Grant Dawson's analysis of political, diplomatic, and military decision making avoids a narrow focus on the shocking offences of a few Canadian soldiers, deftly investigating the broader context of the deployment in Somalia. He shows how media pressure, government optimism about the United Nations, and the Canadian traditions of multilateralism and peacekeeping all helped to determine the level, length, and tenor of the country's operations. His findings will undoubtedly play a seminal role in informing scholarly debate about this important period in Canadian diplomacy and military engagement. |