A History from Socrates to O. J. Simpson
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Köp båda 2 för 534 krHe tells a good story, deftly managing to mix anecdote and serious analysis. An impressive performance. The Times A mine of information and an entertaining read, written with wit and style. Sunday Telegraph An amusing and colourful and a deeply thoughtful book of contemporary relevancea real achievement. Guardian An interesting and timely book. Observer You dont have to agree with Kadris political views to find his history of the trial engaging stuff. Daily Telegraph
Sadakat Kadri was born in 1964 and studied history and law at Cambridge and Harvard universities. As well as being a member of the New York Bar and a tenant at Londons Doughty Street Chambers, he is a travel writer whose Cadogan Guide to Prague was shortlisted for the Thomas Cook award and who won the Shiva Naipaul/Spectator Prize in 1998. As a barrister, he has represented several prisoners on death row in the Carribean, prosecuted one African dictator and challenged the legality of a military dictatorship in Fiji. He lived in Manhattan while writing the book, arriving shortly before 11 September 2001, but now lives in London.