Bibliograph

Drink the Bitter Root, A Writer's Search for Justice and Redemption in Africa

Type

Label

Drink the Bitter Root, A Writer's Search for Justice and Redemption in Africa

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Drink the Bitter Root

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

785724657

Sub title

A Writer's Search for Justice and Redemption in Africa

Summary

Drink the Bitter Root is a provocative and emotionally charged account of one writer's travels in sub-Saharan Africa. Haunted by the 1993 murder of a Somali teenager by Canadian soldiers in what became known as the Somalia affair, and long fascinated by the so-called "dark continent," Gary Geddes decides at the age of sixty-eight to make the trip. His explorations are guided by questions. How can a tribunal in a remote suburb of Europe possibly change things on the ground in Africa? Are international aid and intervention improving the lives of ordinary Africans or contributing to the

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