{"product_id":"go-tell-the-crocodiles-chasing-prosperity-in-mozambique-9781620972762","title":"Go Tell the Crocodiles: Chasing Prosperity in Mozambique","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn the tradition of Katherine Boo's \u003cem\u003eBehind the Beautiful Forevers\u003c\/em\u003e, an unforgettable exploration of the trials of daily life in Mozambique, long heralded as Africa's \"rising star\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003eOver the past twenty-five years, Mozambique has charted a path of dizzying economic growth nearly as steep as China's, making it among the fastest-growing economies on the planet. But most Mozambicans have little to show for the long boom; to travel in Mozambique is to see much of the promise of development as a mirage. And in the fall of 2016, a debt crisis unraveled layers of corruption that reverberated across Europe, heralding what many in the financial world feared might be the beginning of a \"global financial shockwave\" (\u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGo Tell the Crocodiles\u003c\/em\u003e explores the efforts of ordinary people to provide for themselves where foreign aid, the formal economy, and the government have fallen short. Author Rowan Moore Gerety tells the story of contemporary Mozambique through the heartbreaking and fascinating lives of real people, from a street kid who flouts Mozambique's child labor laws to make his living selling muffins, to a riverside community that has lost dozens of people to crocodile attacks. Moore Gerety introduces us to a nation still coming to grips with a long civil war and the legacy of colonialism even as it wrestles with the toll of infectious disease and a wave of refugees, weaving stories together into a stunning account of the challenges facing countries across Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRowan Moore Gerety\u003c\/b\u003e is a journalist based in Miami. His writing has appeared in \u003cem\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eForeign Policy\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eMiami Herald\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSlate\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eVirginia Quarterly Review\u003c\/em\u003e, and he has produced radio stories for NPR and PRI. He studied anthropology at Columbia University and was a Fulbright fellow in Mozambique. This is his first book.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"New Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50360880365842,"sku":"9781620972762","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_140b8b07-4259-4763-b219-f634cd54accf.jpg?v=1728366683","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/go-tell-the-crocodiles-chasing-prosperity-in-mozambique-9781620972762","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}