Zum Hauptinhalt springen Zur Suche springen Zur Hauptnavigation springen
Beschreibung
Collateral Damage brings together testimony from the largest number of on the record, named, combat veterans who reveal the disturbing, daily reality of war and occupation in Iraq.
Through their eyes, we learn how the mechanics of war lead to the abuse and frequent killing of innocents. They describe convoys of vehicles roaring down roads, smashing into cars, and hitting Iraqi civilians. They detail raids that leave families shot dead in the mayhem. And they describe a battlefield in which troops, untrained to distinguish between combatants and civilians, are authorized to shoot whenever they feel threatened.
Collateral Damage brings together testimony from the largest number of on the record, named, combat veterans who reveal the disturbing, daily reality of war and occupation in Iraq.
Through their eyes, we learn how the mechanics of war lead to the abuse and frequent killing of innocents. They describe convoys of vehicles roaring down roads, smashing into cars, and hitting Iraqi civilians. They detail raids that leave families shot dead in the mayhem. And they describe a battlefield in which troops, untrained to distinguish between combatants and civilians, are authorized to shoot whenever they feel threatened.
Über den Autor
Chris Hedges is a Pulitzer Prizewinning journalist who was a foreign correspondent and bureau chief in the Middle East and the Balkans for fifteen years forThe New York [...] previously worked overseas forThe Dallas Morning News,The Christian Science Monitor, and NPR. He is host of the Emmy Awardnominated RT America showOn Contact.Hedges, who holds a Master of Divinity from Harvard University, is the author of numerous books, and was a National Book Critics Circle finalist forWar Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning. He has taught at Columbia University, New York University, Princeton University, and the University of Toronto. He has taught college credit courses through Rutgers University in the New Jersey prison system since 2013.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
Genre: Importe, Politikwissenschaft & Soziologie
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781568584164
ISBN-10: 1568584164
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Hedges, Chris
Al-Arian, Laila
Kamera: Richards, Eugene
Orchester: Al-Arian, Laila
Hersteller: Nation Books
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 210 x 140 x 10 mm
Von/Mit: Chris Hedges (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 10.02.2009
Gewicht: 0,207 kg
Artikel-ID: 101720499