Dark Threats and White Knights: The Somalia Affair, Peacekeeping, and the New Imperialism
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Somalia. March 4, 1993. Two Somalis are shot in the back by Canadian peacekeepers, one fatally. Barely two weeks later, sixteen-year-old Shidane Abukar Arone is tortured to death. Dozens of Canadian soldiers look on or know of the torture. The first reports of what became known in Canada as the Somalia Affair challenged national claims to a special expertise in peacekeeping and to a society free of racism. Today, however, despite a...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0802086632
ISBN13:9780802086631
Release Date:May 2004
Publisher:University of Toronto Press
Length:230 Pages
Weight:0.89 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.3" x 9.0"
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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