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All The Troubles
by Simon Adams
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- About the Book
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Simon Adams takes us behind 9/11 and other complicated and contentious world events and, in twenty-six concise essays, eloquently sets out the essential history that makes sense of these recent war zones. Violence — be it war or terror — is neither random nor the result of ‘tribal lunacy’, nor is it best explained in terms of ‘good versus evil’: it is rooted in history. As the one remaining world superpower, the United States inevitably occupies a central role in this analysis, but the part played by Australia and the relevance of all the world’s troubles to Australia’s interests are also the subject of scrutiny. This book will open your eyes. Less flippant than Michael Moore, more compact than John Pilger and easier to read than Noam Chomsky, Simon Adams’ up to date and razor sharp analysis makes the underlying links in this new world order stand out in stark relief. From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe and from AIDS to the United Nations, All The Troubles provides a compelling and readable guide to the reality behind the headlines.
- Category
- Current Affairs, Culture & Social History
- Publication Year
- 2004
- Publisher
- Fremantle Press
- ISBN11
- 1 92073 110 5
- ISBN13
- 9 781920 731106
- HB/PB
- Paperback
- Format
- B+ Format (205 x 138mm)
- Pages
- 416
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