海角大神

Foreign affairs: 23 new books I wish Obama and Romney would read

In preparation for the upcoming presidential debate on foreign policy, check out these 23 books that offer the kind of nuance and context mostly overlooked during a campaign.  

20. 'There Was a Country: A Personal History of Biafra,' by Chinua Achebe

The author of the celebrated "Things Fall Apart" has written a powerful postcolonial take on the Nigerian-Biafran War, Great Power proxy interventionism, and UN impotence in the face of humanitarian crisis. This book blends memoir, poetry, historical analysis and meditations on the role of the artist in this uniquely personal take on the history of a state still engaged in postwar nation-building. (Check out the Monitor review here.)

20 of 23
You've read  of  free articles. Subscribe to continue.