
A Savage Order
How the World's Deadliest Countries Can Forge a Path to Security
Rachel Kleinfeld(Author)
Dutton / Signet (Publisher)
Published on 22. October 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
496 pages
978-0-525-43296-8 (ISBN)
Description
The most violent places in the world today are not at war. They are instead buckling under a maelstrom of gangs, organized crime, political conflict, corruption, and state brutality. Such devastating violence can feel hopeless, yet some places-from Colombia to the Republic of Georgia-have been able to recover.
Taking on existing literature and popular theories about war, crime, and foreign intervention, A Savage Order is a blistering yet inspiring investigation into what makes some countries peaceful and others war zones, and a blueprint for what we can do to help. Drawing on fifteen years of study and firsthand field research-interviewing generals, former guerrillas, activists, politicians, and law enforcement in countries around the world-Rachel Kleinfeld tells the stories of societies, including our own, that successfully fought seemingly ingrained violence and offers penetrating conclusions about what must be done to build governments that are able to protect the lives of their citizens.
Taking on existing literature and popular theories about war, crime, and foreign intervention, A Savage Order is a blistering yet inspiring investigation into what makes some countries peaceful and others war zones, and a blueprint for what we can do to help. Drawing on fifteen years of study and firsthand field research-interviewing generals, former guerrillas, activists, politicians, and law enforcement in countries around the world-Rachel Kleinfeld tells the stories of societies, including our own, that successfully fought seemingly ingrained violence and offers penetrating conclusions about what must be done to build governments that are able to protect the lives of their citizens.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Penguin Putnam Inc
Illustrations
black and white illustrations and graphs
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 132 mm
Thickness: 29 mm
Weight
614 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-525-43296-8 (9780525432968)
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E-Book
11/2018
Vintage
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Person
Rachel Kleinfeld