Sowing the Dragon's Teeth: Land Mines and the Global Legacy of War
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- Synopsis
- [Back Cover[] Each year an estimated twenty-six thousand people are killed or maimed by land mines-- more than 100 million of them sown like the mythical dragon's teeth in over seventy countries. These weapons are designed to maim soldiers, but most victims are civilians, especially the rural poor. Winslow writes about these people and the Campaign to Ban Landmines (which was awarded The Nobel Peace Prize in 1997). He tells about the efforts to pull the dragon's teeth from the earth so that it can be restored to those who live on it. Philip Winslow transports readers to the villages of eastern Angola to witness the daily havoc wreaked by land mines in a country struggling to keep a fragile peace. . .. Sowing the Dragon's Teeth makes a strong case that a ban [on land mines]--championed by the late Princess Diana--is a necessity.
- Copyright:
- 1997
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 167 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780807050057
- Publisher:
- N/A
- Date of Addition:
- 11/16/08
- Copyrighted By:
- Philip C. Winslow
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Philosophy
- Submitted By:
- Deborah Murray
- Proofread By:
- NW
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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