[A note by Sir Charles Nicholson, who presented this item to the RIBA in 1945, suggests the notebook was compiled while preparing his `History of architecture in all countries from the earliest times to the present day'].

When the Americans overthrew the Taliban in 2001, the United States thought the regime had been defeated. Yet today, nine years later, the Taliban continue to wage a bloody insurgency.

James Fergusson’s book is the first accessible account of how Somalia became the world’s most dangerous place and what we can—and should—do about it.

Acknowledges his election as an Honorary & Corresponding Member of the Institute.