War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning
Hedges, Chris
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BOOK SUMMARY
As a veteran war correspondent, Chris Hedges has survived ambushes in Central America, imprisonment in Sudan, and a beating by Saudi military police. He has seen children murdered for sport in Gaza and petty thugs elevated into war heroes in the Balkans.
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A brilliant, thoughtful, timely and unsettling book. . . . Abounds with Hedges harrowing and terribly moving eyewitness accounts . . . Powerful and informative. The New York Times Book Review
The best kind of war journalism: It is bitterly poetic and ruthlessly philosophical. It sends out a powerful message to people contemplating the escalation of the war against terrorism. Los Angeles Times
Chris Hedges has written a powerful book, one which bears sad witness to what veterans have long understood . . . [A] somber and timely warning to those in any society who would evoke the emotions of war for the pursuit of political gain. General Wesley K. Clark, former Supreme Allied Commander, Europe, and author of Waging Modern War
[A] powerful chronicle of modern war . . . .A persuasive call for humility and realism in the pursuit of national goals by force of arms . . . .a potent and eloquent warning. --The New York Times
No one is in a better position than Hedges to pronounce on the revolting things war does to everyone caught up in it. . . . A confession of rare and frightening honesty. Slate.com
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ISBN: 1400034639
ISBN(13-digit): 9781400034635
Dewey Decimal: 355.02
Library of Congress: bl2005001899
Book Publisher: Random House Inc
Language: ENG
Paper Weight (lb): .5 lb
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