The long-awaited novel from the best-selling, award-winning author of Evening is a literary tour de force set in war-torn Africa. This collection of case studies by scholars from a range of disciplinary backgrounds turns a critical and reflective eye toward qualitative fieldwork on the topic. Found insideThe Wizard of the Nile is the first book to peel back the layers of mysticism and murky politics surrounding Kony, to shine a searching light onto this forgotten conflict, and to tell the gripping human story behind an inhumane war and a ... Found inside... Resistance Army (LRA), including the LRA leader, Joseph Kony; proceedings against two of the accused were subsequently terminated following confirmation ... A couple for thirty-three years, they had first met in Zambia: Africa had played a major part in their life together. And there, in the early hours of 11 September, tragedy struck them. This title tells this story. Found insideIn "First Kill Your Family, "veteran journalist Peter Eichstaedt goes into the war-torn villages and refugee camps, talking to former child soldiers, child "brides," and other victims. Found inside – Page 2026The rebel Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), led by Joseph Kony, began an insurgency ... 31, 2020, 882,000 refugees from South Sudan were living in Uganda, ... Found inside – Page 2018Kony was reported to have executed his one-time deputy, Vincent OTTI, in October 2007. Alfred James OBITA took over as leader of the LRA's negotiation team ... Found insideThis book examines the LRA's emergence and evolution, the ideology, strategy and tactics behind it, motivational aspects of its recruitment, its engagement in peace processes, and a detailed description of leadership and group dynamics. This timely book offers a concise, expert analysis of Joseph Kony's terrorist organization, covering its historical antecedents, membership, operations, and ideology, as well as the ways in which it fits into a broader pattern of ... William C. Olsen, Walter E. A. van Beek, and the contributors to this volume seek to understand how Africans have confronted evil around them. Found inside – Page 385Name the person, who was appointed as the Managing Director and Chief ... A. Joseph Kony B. John Prendergast A. Kerala B. Odisha C. Sir Mark Tull D. William ... "--Michael Card, Bible teacher and musician "Girl Soldier is not fiction, yet that fact becomes harder to believe with every page we turn. This book is more than just a call to action. It is a challenge to our moral compass. 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Found insideThis book provides a unique view of Alice’s movement, based on interviews with its members and including their own writings, examining their perceptions of the threat of external and internal evil. An exploration of the lives of children forced to be soldiers, and the efforts to help them. His far-reaching argument challenges all those who would do good (in Africa or elsewhere) to think beyond humanist ethics by engaging with a wider set of social and political contexts and commitments."— James Ferguson, Professor and Chair ... Found inside – Page 6One delegate, a middle-aged man with an army rank who was now living in ... Otherwise, this can be seen as a threat of war'.11 Other LRA/M delegates ... Film and cinema. Drawn from on-the-ground reporting by war correspondent David Axe and starkly illustrated by Tim Hamilton, Army of God is the first-ever graphic account of the global phenomenon surrounding Kony -- from the devastation he has left behind to ... In To Stop a Warlord, Shannon Sedgwick Davis tells the story, for the first time, of the unprecedented collaboration she helped build with the aim of finally ending Joseph Kony's war--and the unforgettable journey on an unexpected path to ... Found inside – Page 1Is holding perpetrators of mass atrocities accountable a help or hindrance to conflict resolution? This book offers an in-depth examination of the effects of interventions by the ICC on peace, justice and conflict processes. Found insideFrom the roots of the violence to the oppressive responses of the Ugandan government and the failures of the international community, this collection looks at this most brutal of conflicts in fascinating depth, and includes a remarkable ... Found insideGeorge's story – based on many hours of interviews with acknowledged LRA expert Ledio Cakaj – provides a vivid, personal and fascinating insight into the inner workings of the LRA, and the mind of Kony, its self-appointed prophet. The story of ARLPI, examined in this book by philosopher David Hoekema, demonstrates just how much can be accomplished by a small group of dedicated community leaders in a situation where a decade of military force and international ... Found insideHarrowing, heart-rending and enlightening in equal measure, Boy Soldier is above all a story of survival and redemption against unbelievable odds. Vietnam, 1966-1969 -- Guatemala, 1970-1977 -- Domenica, El Salvador, and South America, 1979-1983 -- Uganda, Luwero Triangle, 1984 -- South China Sea, 1984-1985 -- Sudan and Chad, 1985 -- Honduras, 1985-1986 -- Mozambique, 1987-1988 -- ... Something had to be done—the world needed to know and their girls needed to be brought home. Kathy Cook's one-on-one interviews with the surviving girls and their mothers make their fear, frustration, and suffering overwhelmingly real. Takes an in-depth look at America's national-building efforts, from mistakes made to surprising successes. By the author of Henry Kissinger and the American Century. "INNOCENT continues the story of Rusty Sabich and Tommy Molto who are, once again, twenty years later, pitted against each other in a riveting psychological match after the mysterious death of Rusty[alpha]s wife"--Provided by publisher. Based on interviews with former child combatants, this book provides a cultural context for understanding the process of socializing children into violence. The original Polish edition of The Night Wanderers is shortlisted for the Nike Prize, considered to be the most prestigious literary award in Poland. The Networked Nonprofit Connecting with Social Media to Drive Change This groundbreaking book shows nonprofits a new way of operating in our increasingly connected world: a networked approach enabled by social technologies, where ...