{"product_id":"another-fine-mess-america-uganda-and-the-war-on-terror-9780997722925","title":"Another Fine Mess: America, Uganda, and the War on Terror","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A stunning new book of reportage and analysis.\" - Pankaj Mishra, \u003ci\u003eBloomberg\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIs the West to blame for the agony of Uganda and its neighbors? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this powerful account of Ugandan dictator Yoweri Museveni's 30 year reign, Helen Epstein chronicles how Western leaders' single-minded focus on the War on Terror and their na ve dealings with strongmen are at the root of much of the turmoil in eastern and central Africa. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMuseveni's involvement in the conflicts in Sudan, South Sudan, Rwanda, Congo, and Somalia has earned him substantial amounts of military and development assistance, as well as near-total impunity. It has also short-circuited the power the people of this region might otherwise have over their destiny. Epstein set out for Uganda more than 20 years ago to work as a public health consultant on an AIDS project. Since then, the roughly $20 billion worth of foreign aid poured into the country by donors has done little to improve the well-being of the Ugandan people, whose rates of illiteracy, mortality, and poverty surpass those of many neighboring countries. Money meant to pay for health care, education, and other public services has instead been used by Museveni to shore up his power through patronage, brutality, and terror. \u003ci\u003eAnother Fine Mess\u003c\/i\u003e is a devastating indictment of the West's Africa policy and an authoritative history of the crises that have ravaged Uganda and its neighbors since the end of the Cold War.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Columbia Global Reports\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/05\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780997722925\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 262\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.30h x 4.90w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/03\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/15\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2017\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Helen C. Epstein","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36647086031004,"sku":"9780997722925","price":12.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_07f1d612-00c5-43a6-9e5c-bffb6b09bb66.jpg?v=1603866029","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/another-fine-mess-america-uganda-and-the-war-on-terror-9780997722925","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}