{"product_id":"9781250072344","title":"The Mayor of Mogadishu: A Story of Chaos and Redemption in the Ruins of Somalia","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e**A \u003ci\u003eForeign Affairs\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of 2017**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e**One of Book Concierge's \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBest Books of 2016\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Mayor of Mogadishu\u003c\/i\u003e, one of the BBC’s most experienced foreign correspondents, Andrew Harding, reveals the tumultuous life of Mohamoud “Tarzan” Nur - an impoverished nomad who was abandoned in a state orphanage in newly independent Somalia, and became a street brawler and activist. When the country collapsed into civil war and anarchy, Tarzan and his young family became part of an exodus, eventually spending twenty years in north London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut in 2010 Tarzan returned, as Mayor, to the unrecognizable ruins of a city now almost entirely controlled by the Islamist militants of Al Shabab. For many in Mogadishu, and in the diaspora, Tarzan became a galvanizing symbol of courage and hope for Somalia. But for others, he was a divisive thug, who sank beneath the corruption and clan rivalries that continue, today, to threaten the country’s revival.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Mayor of Mogadishu\u003c\/i\u003e is a rare an insider’s account of Somalia’s unraveling, and an intimate portrayal of one family’s extraordinary journey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47024525017328,"sku":"9781250072344","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781250072344_p0.jpg?v=1763763346","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781250072344","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}