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OverviewWar is Peace addresses some of the urgent questions which have been posed by the war in Afghanistan. Arundhati Roy contributes two forensic articles, which analyse the meaning of the war, in characteristically courageous terms. Noam Chomsky submits a very thoughtful contribution on the question of terrorism, and on the role of the United States Government in fostering terrorism. There are also important contributions from Harold Pinter, Michael Barratt Brown an Achin Vanaik, and there is a graphic description of the impact of preparations for Son of Star Wars in Greenland by Steve Boggan. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ken Coates , Arundhati Roy , Noam Chomsky , Harold PinterPublisher: Spokesman Books Imprint: Spokesman Books Volume: No. 73 Dimensions: Width: 21.20cm , Height: 0.70cm , Length: 18.00cm ISBN: 9780851246604ISBN 10: 0851246605 Pages: 96 Publication Date: 25 October 2012 Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General , Undergraduate Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsThe Spokesman is a pacifist journal founded by Bertrand Russell. This particular issue, the 73rd, is devoted to the aftermath of the World Trade Centre attack. It presents a set of essays written in the immediate aftermath of that disaster, all of them arguing against American aggression in Afghanistan. Several are written by distinguished contributors - among them Arundhati Roy, Harold Pinter and Noam Chomsky. In addition, there are a number of more standard journal or magazine elements, such as 'communications' and reviews. The quality of the essays varies quite widely. The first two, by Arundhati Roy, are probably the best. From the second of these, the issue gets its title; the words 'War is Peace' are a reference to what Roy sees as the dubious rhetoric of the American government (claiming, for example, that 'We are a peaceful people,' whilst ordering air strikes). There are a few purple passages - 'Will we ever be able to re-imagine beauty... without thinking of the World Trade Center?' for example - but the essays are largely clear, substantial and serious. They should help forestall any hasty acceptance of the belief that 11 September has polarized the world into 'us' (the free, guiltless West) versus 'them' (the freedom-hating terrorists). Noam Chomsky's essay, by contrast, is something of a disappointment. It is obviously a lecture written down verbatim and, as all academics know, one should never attempt to pass off a talk as an article. The result is a piece full of repetitions and fragmentary asides to the original audience, which restrict the amount of meaningful information it can include, not to mention making the piece exceedingly hard to read. Nevertheless, this is an interesting, well-produced and largely well-written journal, with some impressive names among its contributors. It should, of course, be pointed out that whether or not it is to your taste might be more a matter of personal politics than quality. The Spokesman is both left-wing and extremely pacifist. If that is what you want - or if that is what you would consider challenging in an interesting way - then this is a magazine for you. (Kirkus UK) Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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