{"product_id":"endgame-in-the-western-sahara-toby-shelley-9781842773413","title":"Endgame in the Western Sahara: What Future for Africa's Last Colony","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhy does this remote swathe of Sahara along the Atlantic seaboard concern the USA and Europe? Why does Morocco maintain its occupation? Why has the UN Security Council prevaricated for three decades while the Sahrawis live under Moroccan rule or as refugees? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this revealing book, Toby Shelley examines the geopolitics involved. He brings out: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe little-known struggle of Sahrawis living under Moroccan rule to defend their identity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUSA\/European competition for influence in the Maghreb. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe natural resources at stake -- rich fishing grounds, phosphates, and the prospect of oil. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe reasons behind the UN failure to resolve what is now Africa's last decolonisation issue. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe evolution of the USA-backed Baker Plan to settle the dispute. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow the Western Sahara's history and future is tangled up with Moroccan--Algerian rivalry. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe political development of Polisario, independence movement and state-in-waiting. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eToby Shelley has talked to Polisario, Moroccan, Algerian and other diplomats. He has visited the territory and had access to opposition activists and Moroccan officials. In the refugee camps he interviewed the leadership of Polisario. What emerges is that the fate of the Western Sahara is being moulded by global and regional forces and that it is the Sahrawis under Moroccan rule who are best placed to influence that fate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Toby Shelley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1842773410\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781842773413\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Zed Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.56h x 5.48w x 0.49d","brand":"Toby Shelley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48014063894783,"sku":"9781842773413","price":47.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_93952e90-04b3-4716-9516-78aed8fc6e70.jpg?v=1767746505","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/endgame-in-the-western-sahara-toby-shelley-9781842773413","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}