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Liberation Lit (Paperback)
Tony Christini, Andre Vltchek; Christini & Vltchek Eds
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R1,183
Discovery Miles 11 830
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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Indonesia: Archipelago of Fear is a fascinating and at times
unsettling journey into the world's most populous Muslim nation as
it struggles to emerge from decades of dictatorship and the plunder
of its natural resources.
Andre Vltchek brings together more than a decade of investigative
journalism in and around Indonesia to chart the recent history of
the country, from the revolution which overthrew General Suharto's
genocidal dictatorship in 1998 to the present day. He covers the
full breadth of the country from Islamic Aceh to mostly Catholic
East Timor.
Tracing back Indonesia's current problems to Suharto's coup and the
genocide of 1965 - and the support given by the West to Suharto -
Vltchek provides an intimate and deeply humane insight into the
hopes and fears of Indonesia's people.
POINT OF NO RETURN shows the world through the eyes of a war
correspondent, working in conflict zones avoided by the mainstream
media, unveiling the dire state of today's world, its disparities
and brutal post-colonial arrangement - including the imperialist
push for Western hegemony. "Point of No Return is one of the great
novels of the 21st century. It deserves a wide readership and
serious critical appraisal. Over a half century ago, in his
important book "American Moderns - From Rebellion to Conformity,"
the great literary critic Maxwell Geismar noted that "Our best
literary work has come from writers who are outside the dominant]
intellectual orbit, where capitalist] panic has slowly subsided
into inertia." Geismar anticipates Vltchek. Point of No Return
explodes from that vital realm far beyond hegemonic control." -
Tony Christini "Point of No Return is riveting." - Paulin Cesari
(Le Figaro) "Andre Vltchek is a writer, the real thing, of the same
calibre and breed as Hemingway and Malraux." - Catherine
Merveilleux "Andre Vltchek tells us about a world that few know,
even when they think they do. That is because he tells the truth,
vividly, with a keen sense of history, and with a perceptive eye
that sees past surfaces to reality..." - Noam Chomsky "This
gripping novel blends fiction and autobiography; it reflects the
experience of the author as a war correspondent while drawing the
portrait of a globalized world coming apart at the seams. A
political novel after the fashion of Malraux... it is also a
meditation on the state of the world (and of literature), and a
raucous escapade to the far corners of the globe." - Le Grand Soir
"Iconoclastic Adventurer: The lives of great reporters are
fascinating. Long before establishing his credentials as a poet,
essayist, documentary filmmaker and even a novelist, Andre Vltchek,
was a journalist. Donning this hat once again, he revisits his
years as an intrepid reporter..." - Caroline Mangez (Paris Match)
"Vltchek has written a colourful and elegantly crafted novel with a
political stance that will engage some and provoke others but is
always heart-felt and sincere." - Lila Rajiva
Admired by some, condemned by others, and feared by all-the
military might of the West is undeniably colossal. In On Western
Terrorism, world-renowned intellectual Noam Chomsky discusses
Western power and propaganda with filmmaker and investigative
journalist Andre Vltchek. It offers the perfect introduction to
Chomsky's significant political thought and provides an accessible
approach for anyone who wishes to better understand the West's
fraught role in the world. Beginning with stories of the New York
newsstand where Chomsky started his political education as a
teenager, the discussion broadens out to encompass colonialism,
imperial control, propaganda, the Arab Spring, and drone warfare.
Chomsky and Vltchek offer a powerful critique of the legacy of
colonialism, touching upon many countries including Syria,
Nicaragua, Cuba, China, Chile, and Turkey. Updated with a fresh
design and a new foreword by Chomsky, On Western Terrorism remains
an influential and powerful critique of the West's role in the
world, inspiring all who read it to think independently and
critically.
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