City of Thorns: Nine Lives in the World's Largest Refugee Camp Rawlence, Ben

Description: Finalist for the Dayton Literary Peace PrizeNamed a Best of Book of the Year by The Economist and Foreign AffairsLos Angeles Times Book Prize FinalistThe Dadaab refugee camp is many things: to the charity workers, it’s a humanitarian crisis; to the Kenyan government, a “nursery for terrorists”; to the Western media, a dangerous no-go area. But to its half a million residents, it’s their last resort.Situated hundreds of miles from any other settlement, deep within the inhospitable desert of northern Kenya where only thorn bushes grow, Dadaab is a city like no other. Its buildings are made from mud, sticks, or plastic. Its entire economy is grey. And its citizens survive on rations and luck. Over the course of four years, Ben Rawlence became a firsthand witness to a strange and desperate place, getting to know many of those who had come seeking sanctuary.

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EAN: 9781250067630

Book Title: City of Thorns : Nine Lives in the World's Largest Refugee Camp

Item Length: 8.5in.

Item Height: 1.3in.

Item Width: 5.8in.

Author: Ben Rawlence

Format: Hardcover

Language: English

Topic: WORLD / African, Africa / East

Publisher: Picador

Publication Year: 2016

Genre: History, Political Science

Item Weight: 17 Oz

Number of Pages: 400 Pages