A Moonless, Starless Sky: Ordinary Women and Men Fighting Extremism in Africa Contributor(s): Okeowo, Alexis (Author) |
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ISBN: 0316382922 ISBN-13: 9780316382922 Publisher: Hachette Books
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: October 2018 |
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BISAC Categories: - Political Science | World - African - Political Science | Human Rights - Political Science | Political Process - Political Advocacy |
Dewey: 363.321 |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.2" W x 7.9" L (0.45 lbs) 272 pages |
Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Cultural Region - African |
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Publisher Description: WINNER OF THE 2018 PEN OPEN BOOK AWARD "A rich and urgently necessary book" (New York Times Book Review), A Moonless, Starless Sky is a masterful, humane work of journalism by Alexis Okeowo--a vivid narrative of Africans who are courageously resisting their continent's wave of fundamentalism. In A Moonless, Starless Sky Okeowo weaves together four narratives that form a powerful tapestry of modern Africa: a young couple, kidnap victims of Joseph Kony's LRA; a Mauritanian waging a lonely campaign against modern-day slavery; a women's basketball team flourishing amid war-torn Somalia; and a vigilante who takes up arms against the extremist group Boko Haram. This debut book by one of America's most acclaimed young journalists illuminates the inner lives of ordinary people doing the extraordinary--lives that are too often hidden, underreported, or ignored by the rest of the world. |
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