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“Here Is Hell”

Canada's Engagement in Somalia

by (author) Grant Dawson

Publisher
UBC Press
Initial publish date
Nov 2011
Category
Canada, General, General, 20th Century, Post-Confederation (1867-), East
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780774840163
    Publish Date
    Nov 2011
    List Price
    $30.95
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780774812986
    Publish Date
    Jul 2007
    List Price
    $32.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780774812979
    Publish Date
    Nov 2006
    List Price
    $95.00

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Description

Grant Dawson’s analysis of political, diplomatic, and military decision making avoids a narrow focus on the shocking offences of a few Canadian soldiers, deftly investigating the broader context of the deployment in Somalia. He shows how media pressure, government optimism about the United Nations, and the Canadian traditions of multilateralism and peacekeeping all helped to determine the level, length, and tenor of the country’s operations. His findings will undoubtedly play a seminal role in informing scholarly debate about this important period in Canadian diplomacy and military engagement.

About the author

Contributor Notes

Grant Dawson has worked as a committee analyst at the Library of Parliament and as a postdoctoral fellow at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University. He teaches political science at Carleton and history at the University of Ottawa.