Guerrillas
Journeys in the Insurgent World
Published on 5. February 2015
320 pages
978-0-349-14001-8 (ISBN)
Description
Prior to gaining international renown for his definitive biography of Che Guevara and his firsthand reports on the war in Iraq in the acclaimed THE FALL OF BAGHDAD, Jon Lee Anderson wrote GUERRILLAS, a daring on-the-ground account of five diverse insurgent movements around the world: the mujahedin of Afghanistan, the FMLN of El Salvador, the Karen of Burma, the Polisario of Western Sahara, and a group of young Palestines fighting against Israel in the Gaza Strip. Making the most of unprecedented, direct access to his subjects, Anderson combines powerful storytelling with a balanced, penetrating analysis of each situation. A work of phenomenal range, analytical acuity, and human empathy, GUERRILLAS amply demonstrates why Jon Lee Anderson is one of our most important chroniclers of societies in crisis.
Reviews / Votes
A sharply observed history of freedom fighters, guerillas and insurgents... The writing is slick and stylish, with a humanistic touch provided by the many interviews with the affected. - BOOKSELLERHe presents their stories in vivid, penetrating prose. - GOOD BOOK GUIDE
As timely now as it was when it was first published
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Edition
Digital original
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Little, Brown Book Group
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-0-349-14001-8 (9780349140018)
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05/2006
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Person
Jon Lee Anderson is the author of many books, including The Fall of Baghdad and with his brother Scott Anderson, War Zones and Inside the League. A regular contributor to The New Yorker, he lives in Dorset, England, with his wife and three children.
