Heroes
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| Rating | : | 4.49 (941 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0896086666 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 656 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-11-14 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
John Pilger's classic work of literary journalism, now with a new introduction by the author.
Should be compulsory reading for everyone! Superb chapters/stories of Should be compulsory reading for everyone ! Superb chapters/stories of outrageous events in recent history and supposedly democratic countries complicity in them - particularly the western media involvement.. "Stimulate your Conscience" according to Brian Jones. You can't deny that John Pilger has witnessed more than his fair share of social injustice, abuse of power and bloodshed on a variety of continents and he covers many in this excellent collection of essays. Unlike so many of today's journalists, he's actually put in the leg-work and been to these events and seen first hand what's g. "Heroes: a powerfully moving view of recent world history" according to Dr. A. N. Scott. This book describes Pilger's interpretation of some of the most significant and tragic world events of the last forty years, but instead of focussing on presidents, generals and politicians, Pilger's account is told as it ought to be, through the lives of ordinary people, unfortunate enough to be caught up in extraordinary and some