Bob             Harris
The daily news gives you events but rarely context. So what do al-Qaeda, North Korea, and Iran really want? Which faction is which in Iraq and whoâ€™s arming whom? Whatâ€™s the deal with Somalia, Darfur, and Kashmir? Fatah, Hamas, and Hezbollah?,Finally, hereâ€™s ,Who Hates Whom,â€”a handy, often stunning guide to the worldâ€™s recent conflicts, from the large and important to the completely absurd.,â€¢ Which countries are fighting over an uninhabitable glacier with no real strategic valueâ€”at an annual cost of half a billion dollars?,â€¢ Which underreported war has been the deadliest since World War IIâ€”worse even than Vietnamâ€”with a continuing aftermath worse than most current conflicts combined?,â€¢ Which royal family members were respected as godsâ€”until the crown prince machine-gunned the king and queen?,â€¢ Which countryâ€™s high school students think the Nazis had a â€œgood sideâ€? Which nationâ€™s readers recently put Mein Kampf on the bestseller list? And which other country watches itself with four million security cameras? (Hint: All three are U.S. allies.) ,Detailed with more than fifty original maps, photographs, and illustrations, ,Who Hates Whom, summarizes more than thirty global hotspots with concise essays, eye-catching diagrams, and (where possible) glimmers of kindness and hope.,In which bodies of water can you find most of the worldâ€™s active pirates? Which dictatorship is bulldozing its own villages? Where exactly are Waziristan, Bangsamoro, Kurdistan, Ituri, Baluchistan, and Jubalandâ€”and how will they affect your life and security? Find out in ,Who Hates Whom,, a seriously amusing look at global humanityâ€”and the lack thereof.
Politics,History,Nonfiction,Humor,War,Reference,Trivia,War,Terrorism
Who Hates Whom: Well-Armed Fanatics, Intractable Conflicts, and Various Things Blowing Up A Woefully Incomplete Guide