Mamdani’s lesson on Darfur

Howard French (in The New York Times) on the point of Mahmood Mamdani’s new book on Sudan, “Saviors and Survivors: Darfur, Politics, and the War on Terror”:

Mr. Mamdani’s constant refrain is that the virtuous indignation he thinks he detects in those who shout loudest about Darfur is no substitute for greater understanding, without which outsiders have little hope of achieving real good in Africa’s shattered lands.

Read the rest here.