Against a Tide of Evil
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| Author | Mukesh Kapila |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Memoir |
| Published | Mainstream Publishing |
Publication date | 2013 |
| ISBN | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). |
Against a Tide of Evil is a 2013 memoir by Mukesh Kapila about his time leading the United Nations in Sudan during the Darfur genocide.
Publication
[edit | edit source]Against a Tide of Evil was written by former United Nations diplomat Mukesh Kapila and published in 2013 by Mainstream Publishing.[1]
Synopsis
[edit | edit source]Against a Tide of Evil documents the experiences of the author as he is deployed to Sudan as the most senior representative[1] of the United Nations.[2] Kapila is based in Khartoum[3] as violence flares in Darfur during the genocide between 2003 and 2004. Kapila quickly becomes a whistleblower, reporting his analysis of the Sudanese government's role in the ethically targeted violence, including sexual violence.[2] Kapila is shocked when the United Nations' enquiry concludes that actions of the Sudanese government do not amount to genocide.[2]
The author is critical of the United Nations[4] and argues that the world ignored the genocide in Darfur, despite the warnings that he and others made at the time.[5]
Critical reception
[edit | edit source]Kapila's writing is described as disarmingly personal by British academic Carol Kingston-Smith.[2] Kingston-Smith credits the book for dealing with complexity, raising awareness and inviting the reader to reflect on their role in the world.[2]
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