The war is in the mountains : violence in the world's high places
Matloff, Judith2017
Books, Manuscripts
Mountainous regions are home to only ten percent of the world s population yet host a strikingly disproportionate share of the world s conflicts. Mountains provide a natural refuge for those who want to elude authority, and their remoteness has allowed archaic practices to persist well into our globalized era. As Judith Matloff shows, the result is a combustible mix those in the lowlands cannot afford to ignore. Travelling to conflict zones across the world, she introduces us to Albanian teenagers involved in ancient blood feuds; Mexican peasants hunting down violent poppy growers; and Jihadists who have resisted the Russian military for decades.
Main title:
The war is in the mountains : violence in the world's high places / Judith Matloff.
Author:
Matloff, Judith, author
Imprint:
London : Duckworth Overlook, 2017.
Collation:
xiii, 255 pages : maps (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780715651896 (hbk)
Dewey class:
355.0218
LC class:
U241
Language:
English
BRN:
1889158