A moonless, starless sky : ordinary women and men fighting extremism in Africa

A moonless, starless sky : ordinary women and men fighting extremism in Africa / Alexis Okeowo.

Author/creator	Okeowo, Alexis author.
Format	Book and Print
Edition	First edition.
Publication Info	New York, NY : Hachette Books, [2017]
Copyright Notice	©2017
Description	xv, 240 pages ; 21 cm
Subject(s)	Extremists--Africa, Sub-Saharan. Abduction--Uganda. Forced marriage--Uganda. Slavery--Mauritania. Abduction--Nigeria. Islamic fundamentalism--Nigeria. Islamic fundamentalism--Somalia. Human rights workers--Africa. Political activists--Africa. Islamic fundamentalism--Nigeria. Islamic fundamentalism--Somalia. Slavery--Mauritania.

Contents	Uganda : an LRA love story -- Mauritania : not restrained by chains -- Nigeria : no regrets -- Somalia : war and basketball -- Uganda : in a perfect life -- Mauritania : caravan of freedom -- Nigeria : nobody rescued them -- Somalia : the last two stadiums in Mogadishu.
Abstract	New Yorker staff writer Alexis Okeowo weaves together four narratives of ordinary people doing the extraordinary, forming a powerful tapestry of modern Africa: a young couple, kidnap victims of Joseph Kony's LRA; a Mauritanian waging a lonely campaign against modern-day slavery; a women's basketball team flourishing amid war-torn Somalia; and a vigilante who takes up arms against the extremist group Boko Haram.
General note	"October 2017"--Title page verso.
LCCN	2017020071
ISBN	9780316382939 hardcover
ISBN	0316382930 hardcover
ISBN	audio download
ISBN	electronic book
Standard identifier#	40027523174
Standard identifier#	40027526189

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	HV6433 .A35 O34 2017	✔ Available	Place Hold