{"product_id":"9780571323340","title":"To Katanga and Back: A UN Case History","description":"\u003cp\u003eJuly 1960: The newly independent Congo is hit by the secession of its mineral rich-province Katanga, led by Mo se Tshombe and backed by Belgium and Britain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJune 1961: Dr Conor Cruise O'Brien arrives in Katanga as Special Representative of United Nations Secretary General Dag Hammarskj ld, his task (under a UN resolution) to arrest and repatriate the mercenaries and foreign interests propping up Tshombe. The consequences of this mission will prove fateful for all parties.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of how a brilliant Irish diplomat found himself in Africa amid one of history's maelstroms. O'Brien reconstructs the complex, tragic, sometimes comic events of a drama in which he found himself controversially at centre stage. The result is history from the inside: a valuable study of 'the game of nations', and of the UN's unique functioning and malfunctioning.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Faber and Faber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47104415269104,"sku":"9780571323340","price":10.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780571323340_p0.jpg?v=1763719132","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780571323340","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}