{"product_id":"anthology-of-an-exiled-african-mathew-k-jallow-9781480889705","title":"Anthology of an Exiled African Dissident: A Diaspora Movement That Toppled a Government and Exiled a Dictator","description":"\u003cp\u003eFive junior military officers in the Gambia ousted the government of Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara in 1994.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter three decades of relative political stability under a democratically elected government, it was a stunning turn of events - and what followed was two decades of political turmoil, tribalism, massive corruption, disappearances, and forced exile.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMathew K. Jallow, a U.S. citizen who was sentenced to death in absentia for his role in demonstrating against the military dictatorship in his native Gambia, examines his homeland's history and how a global movement toppled the junta.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJallow captures the slow but steady erosion of human rights, economic plunder, and the collapse of state institutions under the junta's heavy-handed Machiavellian rule. He also shows how all too often, funds meant to help the continent end up in the bank accounts of politicians, bureaucrats, and the politically connected.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith his insightful commentary, the author helps explain why Africa, the wealthiest continent on the planet, remains hopelessly poor. He also takes readers into the minds of Africans, showing a face of Africa that is still a mystery to much of the developed world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mathew K. Jallow\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1480889709\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781480889705\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Archway Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/14\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 308\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.86lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.69d","brand":"Mathew K. Jallow","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48153682116863,"sku":"9781480889705","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_968b21c1-883c-44d9-b433-3882eed58a13.jpg?v=1770785120","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/anthology-of-an-exiled-african-mathew-k-jallow-9781480889705","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}