City of Thorns: Nine Lives in the World's Largest Refugee Camp by Ben Rawlence

City of Thorns: Nine Lives in the World's Largest Refugee Camp

Ben Rawlence

384 pages first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction biography history politics informative reflective sad medium-paced
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To the charity workers, Dadaab refugee camp is a humanitarian crisis; to the Kenyan government, it is a 'nursery for terrorists'; to the western media, it is a dangerous no-go area; but to its half a million residents, it is their last resort. ...

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challenging 46%
emotional 38%
reflective 38%
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tense 7%

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