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Drawing on two decades of experience as a war correspondent and based on his numerous columns for Truthdig, Chris Hedges presents The World As It Is, a panorama of the American empire at home and abroad, from the coarsening effect of America’s War on Terror to the front lines in the Middle East and South Asia and the continuing Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Underlying his reportage is a constant struggle with the nature of war and its impact on human civilization. “War is always about betrayal,” Hedges notes. “It is about betrayal of the young by the old, of cynics by idealists, and of soldiers and Marines by politicians. Society’s institutions, including our religious institutions, which mold us into compliant citizens, are unmasked.”
Publisher : Bold Type Books; Revised edition (February 12, 2013)
Language : English
Paperback : 432 pages
ISBN-10 : 1568587287
ISBN-13 : 978-1568587288
Reading age : 13 years and up
Grade level : 8 and up
Item Weight : 15.2 ounces
Dimensions : 5.5 x 1.25 x 8.25 inches
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