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Steven FAKE & Kevin FUNK
Scramble for Africa [The]: Darfur - Intervention & the USA
Black Rose Books 10/2008[I] 1st Edition
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Paperback ~ 215 x 140 mm. 208pp Published: October 2008.

As massive human suffering continues to engulf the Darfur region of Sudan, the crisis has garnered a rhetorical circus of sabre-rattling and hand wringing from Western politicians, media, and activists. Yet such bluster has not halted the violence.

In a careful, yet scathing, indictment of this constellation of holier-than-thou government leaders, corporate media outlets, and spoon-fed NGOs, Steven Fake and Kevin Funk reveal the myriad ways in which the West has failed Darfur.

Eschewing liberal fantasies of Western benevolence, Fake and Funk unmask the hard reality behind 'humanitarian intervention' advocacy, painting a disturbing portrait of Washington's past and present relations with some of the worst elements in power in Khartoum.

Indict Sudanese leaders perhaps, but is the West completely blameless?

'This excellent book is exactly what is needed and I hope it is very widely read. I will recommend it to everyone' - Justin Podur, writer and activist

'At a time when everyone from George Clooney to [the U.S. President] is an instant expert on Darfur, Kevin Funk and Steven Fake have given us what we so urgently need: a clear, sober assessment of the conflict and how it fits into the foreign policy of the United States. With neither fear nor favour, they take us back stage, show us our blind spots, and come up with some troubling conclusions. Explosive, masterful, and impeccably fair. Consider it the thinking person's guide to Darfur' - John Ghazvinian, author of Untapped: The Scramble for Africa's Oil

'Kevin Funk and Steven Fake have written a devastating critique of the 'humanitarian' response of the United States to the Darfur crisis, while offering a genuine humane alternative that would lessen the ordeal, if not bring it to an end. Well-researched, easy to read, and utterly convincing, a crucial book for anyone concerned about achieving a morally and politically acceptable U.S. foreign policy' - Richard Falk, Milbank Professor of Law Emeritus, Princeton University, and since 2002, Visiting Distinguished Professor, Global Studies, UCSB

'Sudan has been a nightmare for many. It still is. The outside world is responsible as well. This book shows why. The authors avoid easy answers, and provide a quality analysis with compelling arguments to revise Western policies' - Jan Pronk, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of Mission for the United Nations Mission in Sudan, 2004-06

'A commanding exposé of the duplicitous and damaging role played by U.S. leaders and others in a dark drama. Well-written, well focused, deeply informed - an excellent corrective for the many who cannot tell the difference between humanitarian assistance and imperial aggrandizement' - Michael Parenti, author of Contrary Notions and Against Empire

Kevin Funk writes frequently on U.S. foreign policy. Steven Fake is an activist and political commentator.

ISBN: 9781551643229 [Stock #6760]
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