| Flash Points: Lessons Learned and Not Learned in Malawi, Kosovo, Iraq, and Afghanistan Contributor(s): Wu, Jade (Author) |
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ISBN: 1438465459 ISBN-13: 9781438465456 Publisher: Excelsior Editions/State University of New Yo OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - Diplomacy - Business & Economics | Development - Economic Development - Political Science | Public Policy - Economic Policy |
| Dewey: 338.917 |
| LCCN: 2016031499 |
| Series: Excelsior Editions |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.2" W x 9.1" (1.35 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - East Africa - Cultural Region - Balkan - Cultural Region - Middle East - Cultural Region - Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Honorable Mention, 2017 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards in the Political Science Category From the hot savannah of Malawi to the cold, damp gray of Kosovo and into the volatile war zones of Iraq and Afghanistan, the United States and other donors have invested enormous financial and human resources in major peacekeeping and development efforts. Why then is the world no closer to being a better and safer place? Both a salient critique of US foreign assistance and a thought-provoking memoir, Flash Points describes the issues with personnel, language, and gender dynamics, as well as the cross-cultural challenges that often undermine and betray the best intentions of policy makers comfortably situated in Washington. Revealed in illuminating flashbacks, Jade Wu recalls her experiences in each of these four countries highlighting how, all too often, Americans in the field and the US government were unable to learn the lessons that ought to have been learned when dealing with host countries and their people. The final results were efforts poorly conceived and executed and, ultimately, detrimental to American national interests. |