Freedom Next Time
A Journalism, Politics, History book. This book is something that American's should probably read. And it...
John Pilger is one of the world's pre-eminent investigative journalists and documentary film-makers. His best-selling books of reportage, which include Heroes and Hidden Voices, have in the words of Noam Chomsky 'been a beacon of light in often dark times'. In Freedom Next Time he looks at five countries, in each of which a long struggle for freedom has taken place; in each the people, having shed blood and dreams, are still waiting. In Afghanistan, Iraq and South Africa there has been the promise of hope, and even an 'official' freedom, but the reality of these divided societies is that they are still waiting for real freedom. In Palestine, the cycle of violence continues with no resolution in sight. And the island of Diego Garcia, in the Indian Ocean, is a microcosm of the ruthlessness of great powers. The island was sold by the British to the American military in the 1960s. The indigenous population, descended from slaves, were forcibly removed to the slums of Port Louis in Mauritius. They have continued to fight for the return of their homeland ever since - three years ago the High Court granted them the right of return, but this...
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I won't go into too much detail about what is featured in this book, but rest assured, if you are familiar with Pilger's work, this is a solid entry in his work, the chapter in Palestine especially heartbreaking.If you're not familiar with Pilger's work but are aware of Noam Chomsky, Naomi Klein or the like, you really owe it to yourself... Amazingamazingamazing This book is something that American's should probably read. And it kind of gives you a sense of hopelessness about the state of affairs in the world. But I think it's important to realize that there is more happening than what we think is going on.And yes, it's propaganda. All books like this are. That doesn't mean it's less true....
