{"product_id":"africas-deadliest-conflict-walter-c-soderlund-9781554588350","title":"Africa's Deadliest Conflict: Media Coverage of the Humanitarian Disaster in the Congo and the United Nations Response, 1997-2008","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eAfrica's Deadliest Conflict\u003c\/i\u003e deals with the complex intersection of the legacy of post-colonial history--a humanitarian crisis of epic proportions--and changing norms of international intervention associated with the idea of human security and the responsibility to protect (R2P). It attempts to explain why, despite a softening of norms related to the sanctity of state sovereignty, the international community dealt so ineffectively with a brutal conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which between 1997 and 2011 claimed an estimated 5.5 million. In particular, the book focuses on the role of mass media in creating a will to intervene, a role considered by many to be the key to prodding a reluctant international community to action. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Included in the book are a primer on Congolese history, a review of United Nations peacekeeping missions in the Congo, and a detailed examination of both US television news and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e coverage of the Congo from 1997 through 2008. Separate conclusions are offered with respect to peacekeeping in the Age of R2P and on the role of mass media in both promoting and inhibiting robust international responses to large-scale humanitarian crises. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Walter C. Soderlund, E. Donald Briggs, Tom Pierre Najem\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1554588359\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781554588350\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wilfrid Laurier University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 275\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.70d","brand":"Walter C. Soderlund","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44860448440575,"sku":"9781554588350","price":38.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e1dbae37-ed46-48aa-8a28-14a600f4fa5c.jpg?v=1709136106","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/africas-deadliest-conflict-walter-c-soderlund-9781554588350","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}