| An Embarrassment of Tyrannies Contributor(s): Webb, W. L. (Editor), Bell, Rose (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0807614416 ISBN-13: 9780807614419 Publisher: George Braziller OUR PRICE: $27.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 1998 Annotation: Collected here are sixty-five powerful and often terrifying pieces selected from Index on Censorship's twenty-five years' worth of issues documenting and condemning tyranny. A great tribute to Index's achievements, this collection celebrates without being self-congratulatory. Its contributors provide eloquent testimony to the human spirit's capacity for survival and its continuing struggle for freedom. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | History & Theory - General - Political Science | Public Policy - General - Political Science | Human Rights |
| Dewey: 363.31 |
| LCCN: 98-24011 |
| Physical Information: 1.26" H x 6.43" W x 9.6" (1.56 lbs) 346 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1970's - Chronological Period - 1980's - Chronological Period - 1990's |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The writings, many by such renowned authors as Nadine Gordimer, Arthur Miller, and Julio Cortazar, cover the issues with careful even-handedness. Ariel Dorfman writes from the experience of the Chilean dictatorship and imagines a training course for salesmen of torture equipment; Alexander Solzhenitsyn has a fragment of poetry recalling his own period in a labor camp in Kazakhstan; Wale Soginka writes powerfully in defense of Salman Rushie--a truly disturbing piece. A great tribute to Index's achievements, this collection celebrates without being self-congratulatory. Its contributors provide elegant testimony to the human spirit's capacity for survival and its continuing struggle for freedom. |
Contributor Bio(s): Webb, W. L.: - W. L. Webb is a journalist and political commentator, associated with Index on Censorship from its founding. He was formerly literary editor of the Guardian.Bell, Rose: - Rose Bell has been with Index on Censorship since 1991 and is currently its Production Editor. |