Emergency Sex (And Other Desperate Measures) (häftad)
Fler böcker inom
Format
Häftad (Paperback / softback)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
320
Utgivningsdatum
2006-05-01
Förlag
Ebury Press
Medarbetare
Postlewait, Heidi
Dimensioner
195 x 125 x 20 mm
Vikt
180 g
Antal komponenter
1
ISBN
9780091908867

Emergency Sex (And Other Desperate Measures)

True Stories from a War Zone

av Andrew Thomson, Heidi Postlewait, Kenneth Cain
(1 röst)
Häftad,  Engelska, 2006-05-01
176
Köp
Spara som favorit
  • Skickas från oss inom 3-6 vardagar.
  • Fri frakt över 249 kr för privatkunder i Sverige.
Finns även som
Visa alla 1 format & utgåvor
What its really like on the frontline of humanitarian aid It's the early 1990s and three young people are looking to change their lives, and perhaps also the world. Attracted to the ambitious global peacekeeping work of the UN, Andrew, Ken and Heidi's paths cross in Cambodia, from where their fates are to become inextricably bound. Over the coming years, their stories interweave through countries such as Rwanda, Bosnia, Somalia and Haiti - war-torn, lawless places where the intervention of the UN is needed like nowhere else. Driven by idealism, the three struggle to do the best they can, caught up in an increasingly tangled web of bureaucracy and ineffectual leadership. As disillusionment sets in, they attempt to keep hold of their humanity through black humour, revelry and 'emergency sex'. Brutal and moving in equal measure, Emergency Sex (And Other Desperate Measures) explores pressing global issues while never losing a sense of the personal. Deeply critical of the West's indifference to developing countries and the UN's repeated failure to intervene decisively, the book provoked massive controversy on its initial publication. Kofi Annan called for the book to be banned, and debate was sparked about the future direction of the UN. Brilliantly written and mordantly funny, it is a book that continues to make waves.
Visa hela texten

Passar bra ihop

  1. Emergency Sex (And Other Desperate Measures)
  2. +
  3. Hillbilly Elegy

De som köpt den här boken har ofta också köpt Hillbilly Elegy av J D Vance (häftad).

Köp båda 2 för 335 kr

Kundrecensioner

Har du läst boken? Sätt ditt betyg »

Fler böcker av författarna

Andrew Thomson, Heidi Postlewait, Kenneth Cain

Recensioner i media

Heart wrenching stuff * Metro * A riveting read that vividly dramatises the many contradictions of the world it moves through * Guardian * Vividly told, this book is all the more engaging because its perspective is personal before it is political * Daily Mail * As wonderfully written as it is controversial ... impossible to put down * Sunday Telegraph * This is in every sense a hell of a good book, a powerful testament of the limits of peacekeeping in today's war zone - acutely observed, and told with astonishing immediacy -- Philip Gourevitch,author of WE WISH TO INFORM YOU THAT TOMORROW WE WILL BE KILLED WITH OUR FAMILIES

Övrig information

Heidi Postlewait, Kenneth Cain & Andrew Thomson served in peacekeeping operations throughout the 90s. All are now based in New York.

Du kanske gillar