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

Hardcover • 2016 • English

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

By Ben Rawlence

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About the book

Finalist for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize Named a Best of Book of the Year by The Economist and Foreign Affairs Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist The 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 des...Show more

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9781250067630

Published year

2016

Language

English

Original title

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

Format

Hardcover

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