From the monthly archives: June 2023
No group in history has been as dangerous as soldiers who feel betrayed. Whether they are conscripts, volunteers or mercenaries, the men who fought for a cause that later became […]
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The social meaning of famine is to be found in memory.
A just-published special issue of Third World Quarterly on famine and memory, includes contributions on
Mohamed Hamdan Dagolo, known as ‘Hemedti’, attracts a horrified fascination. A man of humble origins, who rose through military prowess, has a great city at his mercy. His story evokes […]
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